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Comparison of treatment of supraventricular tachycardia by Valsalva maneuver and carotid sinus massage.

AbstractSTUDY OBJECTIVE:
To compare the efficacy of the Valsalva maneuver with that of carotid sinus massage (CSM) in terminating paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in the ED.
METHODS:
This prospective, randomized case study was performed in the ED of a tertiary care institution. Patients were at least 10 years of age with regular narrow complex tachycardia and had an ECG diagnosis of SVT. Patients with regular narrow complex tachycardia were randomly assigned to undergo either the Valsalva maneuver or CSM. If the tachycardia was not terminated by the method chosen by randomization, then the alternative method of vagal maneuver was used. If the tachycardia was not converted by both methods of vagal stimulation, patients would undergo either synchronized electrical cardioversion or a pharmacologic method of conversion at the discretion of the treating physician, depending on the patient's hemodynamic status.
RESULTS:
One hundred forty-eight instances of SVT were studied Sixty-two patients underwent Valsalva maneuver first with conversion in 12 (success rate of 19.4%). Eighty-six underwent CSM first with conversion in 9 (success rate 10.5%). Carotid sinus massage was used in the 50 cases of SVT in which conversion was not achieved with the Valsalva maneuver. Conversion occurred in 7 cases (success rate 14.0%). For the 77 cases of SVT in which initial CSM did not achieve conversion, conversion occurred in 13 with the Valsalva maneuver (success rate 16.9%). The Valsalva maneuver and CSM achieved conversion in a total of 41 instances of SVT (success rate 27.7%).
CONCLUSION:
Vagal maneuvers are efficacious in terminating about one quarter of spontaneous SVT cases. There is no detectable difference in efficacy between the Valsalva maneuver and CSM.
AuthorsS H Lim, V Anantharaman, W S Teo, P P Goh, A T Tan
JournalAnnals of emergency medicine (Ann Emerg Med) Vol. 31 Issue 1 Pg. 30-5 (Jan 1998) ISSN: 0196-0644 [Print] United States
PMID9437338 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Carotid Sinus
  • Electric Countershock
  • Electrocardiography
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Massage
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Tachycardia, Supraventricular (therapy)
  • Valsalva Maneuver

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