THE ACTION OF NEOSTIGMINE IN SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS
Authors: S WALDMAN, L PELNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 July 1948THE ACTION OF NEOSTIGMINE IN SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIASSAMUEL WALDMAN, M.D., LOUIS PELNER, M.D.SAMUEL WALDMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LOUIS PELNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-1-53 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNeostigmine has been used successfully in the treatment of supraventricular tachycardias.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Its action is predicated upon the cholinergic activity of this drug, which in these cases effects its often dramatic action through the vagus nerve. By inhibiting the action of cholinesterase at the myoneural junction, it permits the action of choline to exert its full effect. Study of the action of neostigmine in tachycardias has made it evident that its action is of somewhat specific value in treating sinus tachycardias, paroxysmal auricular tachycardias, and paroxysmal nodal tachycardias. By correcting the chemical and physical imbalance which...Bibliography1. WALDMANMOSKOWITZ SSN: The effect of prostigmin on supraventricular tachycardias, Med. Rec., 1941, cliii, 134. Google Scholar2. PELNER L: Prostigmin in paroxysmal tachycardia, Med. Rec., 1941, cliii, 209. Google Scholar3. BATTROSEGURALANARI ARGA: El prostigmin en el tratamiento de las taquicardias paroxisticas supraventriculares, Medicina, 1941, i, 4. Google Scholar4. WALDMANMOSKOWITZ SSN: The treatment of attacks of sinus tachycardia with prostigmin, Ann. Int. Med., 1944, xx, 793. Google Scholar5. GOLDFINGERWOSIKA DPH: The electrocardiographic effects of prostigmin, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1946, ccxii, 418. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. BELLET S: Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1946, 1307. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. PALLARESOROZCORIVIERO ESFVJM: Note on a pentose isolated from heart muscle, Am. Heart Jr., 1947, xxxiii, 705. Google Scholar8. RAAB W: Sympathomimetic amines in the heart muscle; their pathogenic and therapeutic significance, Am. Heart Jr., 1947, xxxiii, 707. Google Scholar9. KATZWINTONMEGIBOW LNSSRS: Psychosomatic aspects of cardiac arrhythmias; a physiological dynamic approach, Ann. Int. Med., 1947, xxxi, 261. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, New York*Read before the Eastern Section of the American Federation for Clinical Research at New York Hospital on December 12, 1947. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byUse of low-dose neostigmine intravenously in the treatment of thyroid storm-induced severe tachycardia in patient during huge pelvic mass resectionUse of low-dose neostigmine intravenously in the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia: An immediate bradycardic effectUse of edrophonium (Tensilon) in the evaluation of cardiac arrhythmiasUse of edrophonium (Tensilon) in the evaluation of supraventricular tachycardiasCurrent status of treatment of paroxysmal atrial tachycardiaDie Rhythmusstörungen des Herzens (einschließlich der intramuralen Leitungsstörungen und des Alternans)Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias complicating organic heart diseasePAROXYSMAL AURICULAR TACHYCARDIA: OBSERVATIONS IN 47 CASES*GEORGE M. JONES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Measures Used in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias 1 July 1948Volume 29, Issue 1Page: 53-63KeywordsCholinergicsDrugsNervesTachycardia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...