Efficacy of nadolol alone or in combination with a type IA antiarrhythmic drug in sustained ventricular tachycardia: a prospective study.

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
A N Munsif, S Saksena

Abstract

We examined the clinical efficacy and safety of intravenous nadolol acutely, as well as chronic nadolol alone or combined with a type IA antiarrhythmic drug in 19 patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia and heart disease, mean age 62 +/- 15 years, and mean left ventricular ejection fraction 39 +/- 8%. Patients underwent electrophysiological studies in the drug-free state (control), after intravenous nadolol (dose = 0.05 mg/kg), and oral nadolol (dose = 80 mg/day) for 5 days alone or in combination with a type IA antiarrhythmic drug. Electrocardiographic and electrophysiological effects as well as ventricular tachycardia induction at electrophysiological study were analyzed. Long-term therapy with oral nadolol alone or in combination with a type IA antiarrhythmic drug was evaluated in responders. Intravenous nadolol prolonged RR and QRS intervals but had no effect on PR and QTc intervals. Oral nadolol alone tended to prolong RR intervals (P = 0.08). Oral nadolol with type IA antiarrhythmic drug prolonged RR and QTc intervals (P less than 0.001). The mean right ventricular effective refractory period tended to prolong after intravenous nadolol alone (from 251 +/- 29 to 263 +/- 25 msec, P = 0.08). Oral nadolol and type IA ...Continue Reading

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Oct 1, 1995·Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology·R A FilartP R Kowey

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