Treatment of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia in Infancy with Digitalis, Adenosine‐5′‐Triphosphate, and Verapamil: A Comparative Study

@article{Greco1982TreatmentOP,
  title={Treatment of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia in Infancy with Digitalis, Adenosine‐5′‐Triphosphate, and Verapamil: A Comparative Study},
  author={R Greco and B Musto and Vincenzo Arienzo and A Alborino and Salvatore Garofalo and Federico Marsico},
  journal={Circulation},
  year={1982},
  volume={66},
  pages={504–508}
}
The treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) in infancy with digitalis, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and verapamil is reported. Treatment was successful in about 90% of the patients treated with ATP and verapamil and in 61-71% of the patients treated with digitalis (Lanatoside C). Verapamil terminated the tachycardia within 2 minutes of administration in most instances and ATP less than 1 minute. Digitalis, however, took as long as 2 hours; it was therefore excluded as the… 
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