title: Therapeutic use of adenosine for terminating spontaneous paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
abstract: Intravenous adenosine proved effective in eight out of ten episodes of acute spontaneous supraventricular tachycardia. AV node blockade induced by adenosine occurred 20 s after injection, and disappeared very quickly. Side-effects were transient and never serious. Therefore, it is thought that adenosine can be proposed safely for the short-term treatment of supraventricular tachycardia. Because of the different mechanisms of action, the specific side-effects observed after ATP administration are unlikely to be encountered.
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000187:drug effects; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000241:Adenosine