title: [The potentials for curing atrial flutter by the combined use of transesophageal electrical stimulation and anti-arrhythmia preparations].
abstract: Potentialities of the recovery of the sinus rhythm were studied in 21 patients with atrial flutter (AF) using frequent transesophageal electric cardiac pacing (TEEP) per se and after intravenous injection of ritmilen and novocainamide under outpatient conditions. TEEP made it possible to arrest AF in 24% of patients and to transform flutter into steady atrial fibrillation in 48% of patients. In 28% of cases, the pacing turned out ineffective. Subsequent administration of antiarrhythmic drugs made the rhythm return to normal in 24% of patients, whereas repeated TEEP conducted after drug administration in additionally 33% of patients. The efficacy of frequent TEEP combined with administration of ritmilen and novocainamide amounted to 81%.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Grosu
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Shevchenko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004206:Disopyramide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011342:Procainamide / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D004206:Disopyramide; D011342:Procainamide
vernacular_title: Vozmozhnosti kupirovaniia trepetaniia predserdiĭ pri sochetannom primenenii chrespishchevodnoĭ élektricheskoĭ stimuliatsii i antiaritmicheskikh preparatov.