[Circulatory arrest after combined intravenous drugs for the treatment of orthodromic circular tachycardia of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome].

Abstract

Antiarrhythmic drugs administered intravenously run the risk of producing a hemodynamic collapse even when used by expert and well trained hands. The arrhythmias in the focal point of a preexcitation syndrome constitute a very special situation in which extreme caution must be used when using intravenous drugs, because the conduction through accessory channels can vary, depending on multiple factors. We describe a case of a patient with an accessory atrioventricular pathway and orthodromic tachycardia who developed cardiac arrest by wide QRS tachycardia after receiving intravenous amiodarone.

• Authors: J J Gómez-Barrado, J C García-Rubira, S Turégano Albarrán, M Pavón García, R Hidalgo Urbano, J M Montes Ramírez, J M Cruz Fernández
• Journal: Revista espanola de cardiologia (Rev Esp Cardiol) Vol. 50 Issue 9 Pg. 662-6 (Sep 1997) ISSN: 0300-8932 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Parada circulatoria tras uso combinado de fármacos intravenosos para tratar una taquicardia circular ortodrómica de un síndrome de Wolff-Parkinson-White.
• PMID: 9380937 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
• Propafenone
• Amiodarone

Topics

• Amiodarone (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Female
• Heart Arrest (chemically induced)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Propafenone (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Tachycardia, Paroxysmal (drug therapy)
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (drug therapy)