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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of prenylamine (PNL) and AQ-A 39 on sustained ventricular tachycardia (SVT) were studied by programmed stimulation in conscious dogs 4-10 days after ligation of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. In 8 of 16 dogs developing SVT in the control, PNL (3 mg/kg intravenously, i.v.) suppressed inducibility of SVT and slowed the rate of tachycardia in 6 other animals. In a separate group of 10 dogs with inducible SVT, AQ-A 39 (4 mg/kg i.v.) abolished elicitation of tachycardia in 3 dogs and decreased its rate in 6 other dogs. Neither drug affected normal conduction significantly, but PNL impaired slow conduction in the infarct zone, as indicated by prolongation of late potential. Both agents increased the effective refractory period (ERP) of infarcted and normal ventricular myocardium and prolonged the corrected QT interval. PNL and AQ-A 39 exert notable efficacy in preventing infarcted heart from severe ventricular arrhythmias. Prolongation of ventricular refractoriness and repolarization, as well as decreased slow conduction in ischemically damaged myocardium, are major mechanisms accounting for the effectiveness of these drugs against ventricular arrhythmias.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0160-2446
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
401-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of prenylamine and AQ-A 39 on reentrant ventricular arrhythmias induced during the late myocardial infarction period in conscious dogs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't