Disopyramide in Ventricular Tachycardia

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Abstract
Administration of disopyramide phosphate (DE) i.v. in 2 doses, 30 min apart, to a patient with ventricular tachycardia was accompanied by no, or only slight, changes in systemic arterial pressure (SAP), cardiac output (Q), stroke work (SW) and pulmonary artery diastolic pressure (PADP). Heart rate fell from 123 to 103/min. Following reversion to sinus rhythm, which occurred 60 min after the 2nd dose of DE at a serum concentration > 4.3 .mu.g/ml, Q and SW showed significant increases above their control values. PADP fell from 20 to 6 mmHg whereas the mean SAP remained largely unchanged. There seemed to be no adverse effects of drug administration. In this patient, recurrent attacks of ventricular tachycardia not responding to conventional antiarrhythmic treatment could be prevented by oral DE in a dose of 800 mg/day.

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