The antiarrhythmic effect of nortriptyline in cardiac patients with ventricular premature depolarizations.
The antiarrhythmic effect of nortriptyline in cardiac patients with ventricular premature depolarizations.
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去甲替林对心室早除极心脏病患者的抗心律失常作用。
DOI:
10.1016/s0735-1097(86)80158-9
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发表时间:
1986
影响因子:
24
通讯作者:
Louie,M
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作者:
Giardina,EG;Barnard,T;Johnson,L;Saroff,AL;BiggerJr,JT;Louie,M
The effect of nortriptyline against ventricular arrhythmias was determined in 16 cardiac patients with 30 or more ventricular premature depolarizations per hour. Nortriptyline was administered orally, 0.5 mg/kg body weight per day, and increased by 0.5 mg/kg per day every third day until ventricular premature depolarizations were suppressed (≥80%), adverse effects occurred or a total daily dose of 3.5 mg/kg per day was given. Each patient had daily 24 hour continuous electrocardiograms, 12 lead standard electrocardiograms and physical examination; blood pressure was measured in the supine and standing position four times a day. Each patient also had radionuclide angiography at rest to measure ejection fraction before and at the effective or maximal dose. Thirteen patients (81%) had an antiarrhythmic response and 11 met the study criterion of at least 80% improvement. Doses ranged from 50 to 200 mg/day (mean 111 ± 45), steady state plasma concentration ranged from 46 to 410 ng/ml (mean 153 ± 96) and half-life of elimination of nortriptyline was 4 to 22 hours (mean 13 ± 4). Administration of nortriptyline did not depress mean ejection fraction (before 42 ± 12%, after 41 ± 12%); it was associated with an orthostatic decrease in systolic blood pressure (mean -13 ± 13 mm Hg). Nortriptyline is an effective antiarrhythmic agent which may be given twice a day even in patients with impaired ventricular function.