Abstract
4 children, ages 11-14 years, were diagnosed as having primary ventricular arrhythmias (3 ventricular tachycardia, 1 multifocal premature ventricular contractions) without underlying heart disease. All 4 patients were treated initially with standard antiarrhythmic drugs (quinidine, propranolol, procainamide) and either did not respond (3 patients) or experienced drug toxicity (quinidine - 1 patient) necessitating withdrawal of antiarrhythmic therapy. Amiodarone, a new antiarrhythmic agent, was initiated in a single oral daily dose of 10 mg/kg/day. All patients have shown a significant clinical response to oral amiodarone with either complete suppression of ventricular tachycardia in 2 patients, near complete suppression in 1 and abolition of multifocal premature ventricular contractions in the fourth patient. 2 patients have had corneal microdeposits detected by slitlamp examination and are receiving methylcellulose eye drops; no other adverse reactions have been encountered during the follow-up of 6 months to 3 years.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 73-82 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Unknown Journal |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1983 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
- Pharmacology (medical)