The Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: pharmacologic effects of procaine amide
Abstract
The effect of procaine amide, 10 mg. per kilogram via intravenous infusion, was studied in 13 patients with the WPW syndrome. The delta wave was eliminated by procaine amide in 10 and modified in three patients. This effect lasted between 30 minutes and 8 1/2 hours and was unrelated to the total dose administered. Anterograde A-V conduction was assessed by atrial pacing with increasing rates. More rapid atrial pacing rates with 1:1 A-V conduction were observed in patients who maintained rather than lost their delta wave during pacing. Ventriculoatrial conduction was assessed with ventricular pacing at increasing rates; ventricular conduction time was fixed regardless on the pacing rate. Procaine amide significantly prolonged V-A conduction time in six and blocked V-A conduction in one patient. In addition, A-V and V-A refractory periods were measured by the extrastimulus technique. Two types of responses were observed: (1) Type I or (2) line of identity. A-V nodal refractoriness was observed to be within the normal range. Procaine amide converted anterograde line of identity responses to Type I responses in all patients who had their delta waves eliminated. In this patient group, bypass refractoriness was shorter than A-V nodal...Continue Reading
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European Resuscitation Council guidelines for resuscitation 2005. Section 6. Paediatric life support
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