Bretylium tosylate therapy for ventricular fibrillation after cardiopulmonary bypass.
In the case reported, bretylium was used to restore normal sinus rhythm in a patient who had had cardioplegic arrest. All other measures had failed. This therapy also has been successful in six other cases at our institution.
D001949:Bretylium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001950:Bretylium Tosylate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D001949:Bretylium Compounds; D001950:Bretylium Tosylate