What does this research mean for the field?

Intravenous adenosine can paradoxically accelerate the ventricular response, leading to a potentially dangerous arrhythmia in patients with atrial flutter. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

March 1, 1993HeartOpen Access

Acceleration of ventricular response to atrial flutter after intravenous adenosine.

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Why the study?

Does intravenous adenosine cause acceleration of ventricular response in a patient with atrial flutter?

Population

12-year-old patient with atrial flutter (n=1)

Design

Case_report

Authors

ARA C RankinRoyal Hospital for Children ARA P RaeGlasgow Royal Infirmary AHA B HoustonRoyal Hospital for Children

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Implication

May trigger paradoxical ventricular acceleration in atrial flutter; hypothesis-generating and should not yet alter practice.

Structured PICO

Does intravenous adenosine cause acceleration of ventricular response in a patient with atrial flutter?

Population

12-year-old patient with atrial flutter (n=1)

Intervention

Intravenous adenosine

Outcome

Acceleration of heart rate to a potentially dangerous arrhythmiasafety

Intravenous adenosine may cause paradoxical acceleration of ventricular response in patients with atrial flutter.

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Rankin et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1c7bf62cc291e7bf2fd9fe https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.69.3.263

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Acceleration of ventricular response to atrial flutter after intravenous adenosine.

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Implication

Structured PICO

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Acceleration of ventricular response to atrial flutter after intravenous adenosine.

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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