Double-blind trial of lignocaine versus sotalol for acute termination of spontaneous sustained ventricular tachycardia

Summary The efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs for terminating sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) has been disappointing. Lignocaine is the traditional drug but it is not very effective. Sotalol, one of the most effective drugs in suppressing spontaneous or induced VT, should theoretically be usef...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1994-07, Vol.344 (8914), p.18-23
Hauptverfasser:	Ho, D.S.W, Zecchin, R.P, Richards, D.A.B, Uther, J.B, Ross, D.L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Double-Blind Method Drug therapy Female Humans Lidocaine - adverse effects Lidocaine - therapeutic use Male Medical research Middle Aged Myocardial infarction Sotalol - adverse effects Sotalol - therapeutic use Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnosis Tachycardia, Ventricular - drug therapy Tachycardia, Ventricular - etiology
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