Interference by antiarrhythmic agents with function of electrical cardiac devices

• Published in: Clinical pharmacy Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 48
• Main Authors: Tworek, D A, Nazari, J, Ezri, M, Bauman, J L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1992
• Subjects: Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - therapeutic use; Atrial Fibrillation - prevention & control; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - prevention & control; Digoxin - therapeutic use; Drug Interactions; Electric Countershock; Female; Flecainide - therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pacemaker, Artificial; Prostheses and Implants; Verapamil - therapeutic use; Warfarin - therapeutic use

The possible interference of drugs with the function of implanted electrical cardiac devices in two patients is described, and the literature on the interaction between these drugs and devices is reviewed. A 59-year-old woman had a permanent pacemaker implanted after diagnosis of tachycardia-bradyca...