title: Diazepam in immediate post-myocardial infarct period. A double blind trial.
abstract: One hundred and thirty-one male patients admitted to a coronary care unit with myocardial infarction, later confirmed, were randomly allocated to receive either 10 mg diazepam every six hours, or a matched placebo, for 48 hours. During this period, no differences were found between the treatment groups in the incidence of fatal or non-fatal tachyarrhythmias even when account was taken of differences in the severity of the initial infarct. Monitored blood pressure and heart rate data were comparable as were the patients' self-assessed anxiety levels and symptoms, except that drowsiness was more common in the patients treated with diazepam.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003975:Diazepam / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D003975:Diazepam