title: Human Electropharmacology of Tocainide, a lidocaine congener.
abstract: The electropharmacology of tocainide, an orally active congener of lidocaine, was evaluated in 10 patients with coronary artery disease. Electrophysiologic measurements including sinus nodal recovery time, sinoatrial conduction time, intraatrial conduction time, atrial, atrioventricular (A-V) nodal and ventricular refractory periods and intraventricular conduction time were obtained before and after intravenous infusion of tocainide. At blood levels shown to be effective against ventricular arrhythmias, tocainide produced no statistically significant changes in the electrophysiologic measurements, although occasional marked individual effects were observed. No side effects were observed during these studies. No adverse effects on A-V conduction were observed in patients with an intraventricular conduction disturbance or a prolonged control H-V interval. Thus, plasma tocainide concentrations effective in the therapy of ventricular arrhythmias exert no adverse effects on cardiac electrophysiologic properties in patients with coronary artery disease.
mesh_terms: D000813:Anilides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002036:Bundle of His / Q000187:drug effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011690:Purkinje Fibers / Q000187:drug effects; D012849:Sinoatrial Node / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000813:Anilides; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents