Modern drug treatments and prevention of ectopic cardiac arrhythmias

The emergence of new antiarrhythmic drugs has significantly expanded the possibilities for combating various forms of heart rhythm disturbances. To control paroxysmal tachycardia we used Inderal in 44 patients with supraventricular and ventricular paroxysmal tachycardia and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and flutter. The drug was administered intravenously in doses of 5 to 10 mg to 37 patients, and in 7 patients the drug was given orally during a tachycardia attack, up to 80-100 mg for 1-1.5 hours. When administered intravenously, Inderal seizures were stopped at the time of injection and after a few minutes in 29 patients, and when administered orally - in 5 patients.