title: Electrophysiologic effects of intravenous and oral sotalol for sustained ventricular tachycardia secondary to coronary artery disease.
abstract: The electrophysiologic effects of intravenous sotalol (1.5 mg/kg load followed by 0.008 mg/kg maintenance, mean dose 150 +/- 23 mg) and oral sotalol (mean dose 583 +/- 204 mg daily) were prospectively evaluated in 16 patients undergoing electrophysiologic evaluation for sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) secondary to coronary artery disease. Electrocardiographic intervals, indexes of sinus and atrioventricular node function and indexes of atrial and ventricular function were assessed. Inducibility or noninducibility of sustained VT and characteristics of the induced arrhythmia were also evaluated. Intravenous and oral sotalol exerted similar beta-blocking effects, which included significant prolongation of sinus cycle length (baseline 820 +/- 165 ms, intravenous sotalol 1,077 +/- 206 ms, oral sotalol 1,141 +/- 306 ms), AH interval (baseline 126 +/- 43, intravenous sotalol 169 +/- 42, oral sotalol 197 +/- 55 ms) and Wenckebach cycle length (baseline 375 +/- 70, intravenous sotalol 460 +/- 84, oral sotalol 449 +/- 68 ms). Both intravenous and oral sotalol also prolonged repolarization and refractoriness including significant increases in QT interval (baseline 338 +/- 47, intravenous sotalol 417 +/- 35, oral sotalol 450 +/- 70 ms), atrial effective refractory period (baseline 240 +/- 38, intravenous sotalol 330 +/- 71, oral sotalol 299 +/- 26 ms) and right ventricular effective refractory period (baseline 241 +/- 16, intravenous sotalol 289 +/- 35, oral sotalol 291 +/- 22 ms).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kopelman
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Woosley
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Roden
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Echt
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000187:drug effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013015:Sotalol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013015:Sotalol