Cardiovascular collapse after verapamil in supraventricular Tachycardia

C. R. Kirk; J. L. Gibbs; R. Thomas; R. Radley-Smith; S. A. Qureshi

doi:10.1136/adc.62.12.1265

Cardiovascular collapse after verapamil in supraventricular Tachycardia

C. R. Kirk, J. L. Gibbs, R. Thomas, R. Radley-Smith, S. A. Qureshi

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Five babies who presented with supraventricular tachycardia were treated with verapamil intravenously. All developed severe hypotension and two died. Verapamil should not be used in the initial management of supraventricular tachycardia in neonates.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1265-1266
Number of pages	2
Journal	Archives of disease in childhood
Volume	62
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.62.12.1265
State	Published - 1987

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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Cardiovascular collapse after verapamil in supraventricular Tachycardia

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