Verapamil: a Cause of Sudden Death in a Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Overview
Overview
Journal
Br Heart J
Specialty
Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Date
1984 Mar 1
PMID
6538092
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Abstract
Sudden death was recorded by continuous ambulatory electrocardiographic (Holter) monitoring in a 62 year old man with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation, who had been treated for four days with verapamil 360 mg orally. Analysis of the tape showed a third degree atrioventricular block followed by complete asystole. The sudden death could be related to treatment with verapamil.
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