title: [Effects of rotundium on clinical electrophysiology in patients with pre-excitation syndrome].
abstract: Acute electrophysiologic effects of rotundium were studied with programmed electrical cardiac stimulation in 14 patients with paroxysmal tachyarrhythmias due to preexcitation syndrome after intravenous infusion of 2 mg/kg. The results showed that the drug depressed the function of the atrioventricular node markedly. Significant lengthening of A-H interval (from 75 +/- 19ms to 88 +/- 21ms, P < 0.01), AVNERP (from 246 +/- 47ms to 290 +/- 45ms, P < 0.01), AVNWCL (from 326 +/- 23ms to 388 +/- 42ms, P < 0.01) were seen. But no significant influence on SNRT, CSNRT and SACT (P < 0.05) were observed. Rotundium lengthened A-delta interval (from 97 +/- 18 ms to 106 +/- 19ms, P < 0.05) and the anterograde effective refractory period (ERP) of the accessory pathway (from 287 +/- 36ms to 320 +/- 43ms P < 0.05). It slightly lengthened V-A interval and the retrograde ERP of the accessory pathway. Rotundium lengthened AERP significantly (from 216 +/- 37ms to 244 +/- 41ms, P < 0.02). The effective rate of prevention of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) by PES in this study was 77.8% (7/9). Rotundium showed no severe side effect in this study.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011226:Pre-Excitation Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids; C014215:tetrahydropalmatine