title: [Effect of high-dose verapamil on systolic and diastolic cardiac function of non-cardiological patients and review of the literature].
abstract: We studied the effects of high doses of oral verapamil (480 mg daily) in a group of 28 patients undergoing intravenous drug therapy for terminal digestive tumor. One additional patient was prematurely withdrawn from the study due to the occurrence of second degree atrioventricular block, which regressed after the interruption of verapamil. Gated radionuclide angiocardiography was performed before and after treatment (mean duration 2 days). Verapamil induced a significant reduction of blood pressure and heart rate (132 +/- 19 mm Hg vs 124 +/- 18 mm Hg, p = 0.005 for systolic blood pressure, 80 +/- 13 mm Hg vs 76 +/- 9 mm Hg, p = 0.04 for diastolic blood pressure and 81 +/- 17 bpm vs 77 +/- 13 bpm, p = 0.02 for heart rate). Left ventricular ejection fraction and peak filling rate were not impaired (65 +/- 7% vs 64 +/- 7%, p = NS and 2.52 +/- 0.65 EDV/s vs 2.42 +/- 0.51 EDV/s, p = NS), while peak ejection rate decreased slightly (2.96 +/- 0.72 EDV/s vs 2.72 +/- 0.50 EDV/s, p = 0.01). Conversely, there was significant alteration of right ventricular systolic indexes (50 +/- 7% vs 46 +/- 7%, p = 0.01 for the ejection fraction and 2.06 +/- 0.53 EDV/s vs 1.88 +/- 0.44 EDV/s, p = 0.008 for the peak ejection rate), without change in the peak filling rate (1.54 +/- 0.46 EDV/s vs 1.46 +/- 0.46 EDV/s, p = NS).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Centre de cardiologie, Clinique de chirurgie digestive, Hôpital cantonal universitaire, Genève.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giroud
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delonca
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Podio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Egeli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Righetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003971:Diastole / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D015637:Gated Blood-Pool Imaging; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013599:Systole / Q000187:drug effects*; D014700:Verapamil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014700:Verapamil
vernacular_title: Effet du vérapamil oral à forte dose sur la fonction cardiaque systolique et diastolique de patients non cardiologiques et revue de la littérature.