title: [Use of propafenone in emergency therapy].
abstract: 15 patients (10 M, 5 F; age 24-55) with paroxysmal supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (onset: 0.5-4 hours; 8 atrial tachycardias, 5 atrial fibrillation, 2 atrial flutter) were treated with 1 mg/kg i.v. propafenone. Propafenone terminated tachyarrhythmias in all patients during or within a few minutes after stopping infusion (mean conversion time: 6.4 min.). No significant changes in the main electrocardiographic parameters (QRS from 67 +/- to 80 +/- 21 msec., n.s.; QTc from 330 +/- 60 to 320 +/- 40 msec, n.s.), nor in blood pressure (from 128/82 +/- 21/10 to 135/83 +/- 11/8 mmHg, n.s.) were observed. No side effects appeared. In conclusion, propafenone proved to be effective and well tolerated in the acute treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liguori
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Ieso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piatto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scarnera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guardascione
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000188:drug therapy; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011405:Propafenone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000188:drug therapy; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D011405:Propafenone
vernacular_title: Impiego del propafenone nella terapia d'urgenza.