Treatment of supraventricular tachycardias by placement in the Trendelenburg position.
Placement in the Trendelenburg position has successfully reverted two patients with supraventricular tachycardia back into sinus rhythm. This technique may provide a safe, non-invasive method for terminating supraventricular tachycardias without the need for drugs.
Dyson
Jessica
J
Wansbeck General Hospital, Northumberland, 57 Grange Road, Belmont, Durham, DH1 1AQ, UK. jessicadyson@doctors.org.uk
Richardson
Andrew
A
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D018475:Head-Down Tilt; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*