Atropine and Infarction Bradycardia
Authors: J. F. PANTRIDGE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1974)

Comments1 July 1974Atropine and Infarction BradycardiaJ. F. PANTRIDGE, J. S. GEDDES, S. W. WEBB, A. A. J. ADGEYJ. F. PANTRIDGESearch for more papers by this author, J. S. GEDDESSearch for more papers by this author, S. W. WEBBSearch for more papers by this author, A. A. J. ADGEYSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-81-1-125 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In the National Institutes of Health Conference, "The Early Phase of Acute Myocardial Infarction," in the June 1973 issue (Ann Intern Med 78:918-936, 1973), Dr. Epstein and colleagues imply that atropine is not a salutary drug in the acute phase of myocardial infarction.That paper purports to support these beliefs: [1] vagally induced bradyarrhythmias do not increase the risk of ventricular dysrhythmias after acute myocardial infarction; [2] atropine is not of value in suppression of significant ventricular dysrhythmias after acute myocardial infarction; [3] the prognosis for patients with acute myocardial infarction and untreated sinus bradycardia is good;...References References1. WEBBADGEYPANTRIDGE SAJ: Autoimmune disturbance at onset of acute myocardial infarction. Br Med J 3:89-92, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BILLINGSKALSTONESPENCER FBJ: Prognosis of acute myocardial infarction. Am J Med 7:356-370, 1949 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HADENLANGSJOENRAPOPORT RPM: The significance of sinus bradycardia in acute myocardial infarction. Dis Chest 44:168-173, 1963 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BINDERSBERTOLI MM: Cardiac arrhythmias: their prognostic significance in recent myocardial infarction. Ill Med J 108:321-324, 1955 MedlineGoogle Scholar5. CORDAYBERGMANSCHWARTZ EHL: Studies on the coronary circulation. IV. The effect of shock on the heart and its treatment. Am Heart J 37:560-581, 1949 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. EPSTEINGOLDSTEINREDWOOD SRD: The early phase of acute myocardial infarction: pharmacologic aspects of therapy. Ann Intern Med 78:918-936, 1973 LinkGoogle Scholar2. MYERSPEARLMANHYMAN RAR: Beneficial effects of vagal stimulation and bradycardia during experimental acute myocardial ischemia. Circ. In press Google Scholar3. WEBBADGEYPANTRIDGE SAJ: Autonomic disturbance at onset of acute myocardial infarction. Br Med J 3:89-92, 1973 CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. GRAUERGERSHENORLANDO LBM: Bradycardia and its complications in the prehospital phase of acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 32:607-611, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Cardiology Royal Victoria Hospital Grosvenor Rd. Belfast, BT12 6BA Ireland PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByTherapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Abnormalities in Coronary Artery DiseaseParasympathikolytika und SympathikomimetikaEffects of atropine in patients with bradyarrhythmia complicating myocardial infarctionBradycardia-hypotension syndrome in acute myocardial infarction 1 July 1974Volume 81, Issue 1Page: 125-126KeywordsAcute myocardial infarctionAtropineBradycardiaDrugsInfarctionMyocardial infarction Issue Published: 1 July 1974 PDF DownloadLoading ...