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  • Title: Efficacy of intravenously administered amiodarone for short-term control of serious arrhythmias.
    Author: Hohnloser SH, Zabel M, Zehender M, Meinertz T, Just H.
    Journal: J Cardiovasc Pharmacol; 1992; 20 Suppl 2():S63-9. PubMed ID: 1279311.
    Abstract:
    Intravenously administered amiodarone exerts substantial antiarrhythmic activity that is based on several different electrophysiologic mechanisms. Of these, the most important consists of an antitachycardic effect together with a significant prolongation of repolarization. The acute intravenous administration of amiodarone has been found to be effective in supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias resistant to conventional antiarrhythmic agents. Because amiodarone is free of detrimental hemodynamic effects in the majority of patients, intravenous administration of this compound seems to be particularly suitable in patients with serious arrhythmias in the setting of compromised left ventricular function.
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