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623021

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
To test the safety and reliability of atrial pacing as a conversion technique in patients with atrial flutter who are receiving digitalis therapy, atrial pacing conversion was attempted for 49 episodes of atrial flutter in 32 consecutive patients. All patients except one were receiving digitalis. To control ventricular rates most patients had received larger than usual therapeutic doses of digitalis glycoside before pacing. Fourteen of the 25 patients whose serum levels were measured had glycoside concentrations greater than 2 ng/ml. Before atrial pacing the mean atrial and ventricular rates were, respectively, 290 +/- 20.6 and 134 +/- 27.9/min (mean +/- standard deviation). Successful rhythm conversion was achieved on 48 occasions (98%) in 31 patients. One patient required transthoracic direct current synchronized countershock cardioversion. With atrial pacing, the atrial flutter rhythm reverted immediately to sinus mechanism in 23 instances, and there were 25 episodes of atrial fibrillation. Among those who experienced atrial fibrillation, the rhythm spontaneously reverted to sinus mechanism within 24 hours on 14 occasions; on 11 occasions; the rhythm reverted to atrial flutter and repeat pacing was required. Sinus mechanism was eventually established in all 31 patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
308-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Atrial pacing for cardioversion of atrial flutter in digitalized patients.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article