title: [Electrophysiologic effects of diprafenone in supraventricular and ventricular tachycardia].
abstract: The electrophysiologic effects of diprafenone were evaluated in 31 patients (9 X AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, 9 X Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, 4 X paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, 10 X recurrent ventricular tachycardia). Electrophysiologic studies were performed before and after intravenous infusion of 1.5 mg/kg body weight diprafenone in a period of 10 minutes. Diprafenone prolonged the mean RR interval during sinus rhythm from 690 +/- 109 ms to 789 +/- 93 ms and the maximal sinus node recovery time from 1081 +/- 216 ms to 1300 +/- 398 ms (p less than 0.001). The effective refractory period of the right atrium increased from 195 +/- 22 ms to 210 +/- 28 ms (p less than 0.01) and of the right ventricle from 220 +/- 20 ms to 235 +/- 20 ms (p less than 0.001). Diprafenone produced a prolongation of the antegrade effective refractory period of the AV node from 260 +/- 35 ms to 294 +/- 39 ms (p less than 0.01) and of the retrograde effective refractory period from 265 +/- 76 ms to 400 +/- 130 ms (p less than 0.001). The effective refractory periods of the Kent bundle increased: antegrade from 299 +/- 45 ms to 413 +/- 133 ms, retrograde from 252 +/- 33 ms to 286 +/- 169 ms (p less than 0.05). Suppression of inducibility was observed in 12 of 17 patients with supraventricular reentrant tachycardia, in 5 of 8 patients with atrial fibrillation and in 7 of 10 patients with recurrent ventricular tachycardia. The rate of supraventricular tachycardias decreased under the influence of the substance.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D002036:Bundle of His / Q000187:drug effects; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011405:Propafenone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000188:drug therapy; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; C047546:diprafenone; D011405:Propafenone
vernacular_title: Elektrophysiologische Wirkungen von Diprafenon bei supraventrikulärer und ventrikulärer Tachykardie.