Why the study?
Does sublingual verapamil reduce ventricular rate in patients with acute fast atrial fibrillation and flutter?
Population
7 patients with acute fast atrial flutter (n = 2) or fibrillation (n = 5)
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
over 4 h
Authors
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May support sublingual verapamil for acute AF rate control; leaves open safety and efficacy in larger randomized trials.
Does sublingual verapamil reduce ventricular rate in patients with acute fast atrial fibrillation and flutter?
Sublingual verapamil provides a rapid and significant reduction in ventricular rate for patients with acute fast atrial fibrillation or flutter, with effects lasting over 4 hours.
Fort et al. (1994) studied this question.
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