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European Heart Journal 2004 25(15):1277-1278; doi:10.1016/j.ehj.2004.07.003
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Editorial

Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: preferential use of either adenosine or verapamil is dependent on the rate of tachycardia?

Gerhard Steinbeck* and Christopher Reithmann

University of München, Germany

* Correspondence to: Prof. Gerhard Steinbeck, Med. Hosp. I, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of München, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Tel.: +49-89-7095-2370; fax: +49-89-7095-8870 (E-mail: gerhard.steinbeck@med1.med.uni-muenchen.de).

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This editorial refers to "Heart rate is a predictor of success in the treatment of adults with symptomatic paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia"{dagger} by P. Ballo et al. on page 1310

Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) with sudden onset and termination is relatively common, the estimated prevalence in the normal population being 2.25 per 1000.1 It is a frequent cause of visits to the emergency room or primary care physician. In young adults, there is usually no structural heart disease and females have a twofold greater risk of developing this arrhythmia than males.1 Electrocardiographically, supraventricular . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Are these data convincing?

What might be the cause of the opposite rate-dependent efficacy of adenosine and verapamil in PSVT?

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Heart rate is a predictor of success in the treatment of adults with symptomatic paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
Piercarlo Ballo, Daniele Bernabò, and Sergio Antonio Faraguti
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