Torsades de pointes and myocardial infarction following reversal of supraventricular tachycardia with adenosine: a case report

ABSTRACT Adenosine is an antiarrhythmic drug that slows conduction through the atrioventricular node and acts as a coronary blood vessel dilator. This case report highlights two unusual life-threatening events following the use of adenosine to revert supraventricular tachycardia in a structurally no...

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Main Authors: Milena Ribeiro Paixão, Fernando Faglioni Ribas, Tarso Augusto Duenhas Accorsi, Karine De Amicis, José Leão de Souza Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2024-04-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082024000100502&lng=en&tlng=en