Verapamil: a cause of sudden death in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Sudden death was recorded by continuous ambulatory electrocardiographic (Holter) monitoring in a 62 year old man with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation, who had been treated for four days with verapamil 360 mg orally. Analysis of the tape showed a third degree atrioventricular block followed by complete asystole. The sudden death could be related to treatment with verapamil.
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014700:Verapamil / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014700:Verapamil