Tocainide for refractory ventricular arrhythmias of myocardial infarction

Charles I. Haffajee; Joseph S. Alpert; James E. Dalen

doi:10.1016/0002-8703(80)90206-9

Tocainide for refractory ventricular arrhythmias of myocardial infarction

Charles I. Haffajee, Joseph S. Alpert, James E. Dalen

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Abstract

Oral tocainide was used as a long-term antiarrhythmic in patients with symptomatic high-grade ventricular ectopic activity refractory to conventional antiarrhythmic agents. Eleven of the 22 patients had a previous myocardial infarction (three patients had a ventricular aneurysm). Unacceptable side effects precluded long-term use of tocainide in two patients. Long-term tocainide was effective in six of the remaining patients for periods of 9 days to 42.5 months (mean 15.2 months). Eight of these nine patients responded to intravenous lidocaine prior to tocainide therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1013-1016
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Heart Journal
Volume	100
Issue number	6 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(80)90206-9
State	Published - Dec 1980
Externally published	Yes

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