Use of verapamil to control an inappropriate chronic sinus tachycardia.
Sinus tachycardia is an expected physiologic response to endogenous catecholamine stimulation, although it may limit the use of exogenous agents. We report a case in which persistent sinus tachycardia occurring in a patient with severe bronchospastic pulmonary disease was effectively treated with verapamil.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014700:Verapamil / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014700:Verapamil