Why the study?
Does a single oral dose combination of diltiazem and propranolol reduce the duration of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in patients with induced PSVT?
Population
15 patients with electrically induced paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia lasting longer than 15 min
Comparison
Single oral dose combination of 120 mg diltiazem… vs Placebo
Design
RCT, Randomized crossover
Follow-up
240 minutes per session
Authors
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Supports oral diltiazem-propranolol for acute PSVT termination; extends RCT evidence for non-IV options in paroxysmal arrhythmias.
Does a single oral dose combination of diltiazem and propranolol reduce the duration of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in patients with induced PSVT?
A single oral dose combination of diltiazem and propranolol is highly effective in terminating electrically induced paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Yeh et al. (1985) studied this question.
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