Why the study?
Does procaine amide or quinidine improve antiarrhythmic response in patients with sporadic ventricular ectopic arrhythmias?
Population
23 patients with often recurring sporadic ventricular ectopic arrhythmias (VEA)
Comparison
Procaine amide or quinidine vs Control periods
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Low response rates with procaine amide and quinidine; leaves open their role versus contemporary therapies in ventricular ectopy.
Does procaine amide or quinidine improve antiarrhythmic response in patients with sporadic ventricular ectopic arrhythmias?
Procaine amide and quinidine offer modest efficacy but high rates of adverse effects for sporadic ventricular ectopic arrhythmias, and should be reserved for symptomatic, life-threatening cases.
Jelinek et al. (1974) studied this question.
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