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6485999

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
Oral amiodarone is a potent antiarrhythmic agent with a slow onset of action. Its electrophysiologic properties following chronic administration are well known, but its acute electrophysiologic actions are poorly defined. The objectives of the present study were to correlate the electrophysiologic actions of intravenous amiodarone in humans with the acute and chronic effects of the drug relative to plasma and tissue concentrations of the drug. In humans (n = 10), 5 mg/kg intravenous amiodarone (serum concentration 6.50 +/- 3.34 micrograms/ml at 10 minutes; 2.13 +/- 0.71 micrograms/ml at 20 minutes, n = 7) increased the AH interval by 16.4% (p less than 0.005), the antegrade effective refractory period (ERP) of the atrioventricular (AV) node by 14.4% (p less than 0.025), and the functional refractory period (FRP) of the AV node by 15.5% (p less than 0.005). The ERP or FRP of the atrium of the right ventricle was not significantly changed; there was no effect on the HV interval or the QT and R-R intervals of the ECG. In rabbits (n = 11) given 10 mg/kg intravenous amiodarone (mean +/- SD serum concentration 0.49 +/- 0.17 micrograms/ml; mean myocardial concentration 7.0 +/- 1.9 micrograms/gm, n = 3), there were no significant effects on the ECG intervals. In isolated rabbit sinoatrial (SA) node, atria, and AV node (three preparations) superfused with 5 X 10(-6)M amiodarone (3.41 micrograms/ml), there was no effect on the action potential duration (APD) or other parameters of the transmembrane potential.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0002-8703
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
890-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Electrophysiologic effects of amiodarone: experimental and clinical observation relative to serum and tissue drug concentrations.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't