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  • Title: Electrophysiologic effects of cibenzoline in humans related to dose and plasma concentration.
    Author: Touboul P, Atallah G, Kirkorian G, de Zuloaga C, Dufour A, Aymard MF, Lavaud P, Moleur P.
    Journal: Am Heart J; 1986 Aug; 112(2):333-9. PubMed ID: 3526853.
    Abstract:
    The electrophysiologic effects of a new antiarrhythmic agent, cibenzoline, were investigated in 25 patients with an average age of 62 years. The compound was administered intravenously, as a bolus given over 2 minutes, then as a slow infusion over 40 minutes. Each subject was randomly allocated to receive one of the following four doses: 1.55 mg/kg (six patients), 1.8 mg/kg (six patients), 2.2 mg/kg (six patients), or 2.6 mg/kg (seven patients). Plasma cibenzoline concentrations at these doses were 378 +/- 80,525 +/- 194, 618 +/- 72, and 731 +/- 196 ng/ml, respectively. Administration of 1.55 mg/kg cibenzoline significantly shortened the sinus cycle (60 msec on average; p less than 0.025) and increased intraatrial (+8 msec; p less than 0.05) and His-Purkinje conduction times (HV interval + 13 msec; p less than 0.001). At 1.80 mg/kg, prolongation occurred in the HV interval (+9 msec; p less than 0.02), the duration of the QRS complex (+20 msec; p greater than 0.05), and the QT interval (+18 msec; p less than 0.025). At the higher doses these changes became more marked (maximum increase: HV = +16 msec, p less than 0.001; QRS + 25 msec; p less than 0.001; QT + 26 msec, p less than 0.05), and additional effects on atrioventricular nodal conduction time (AH interval + 17 msec; p less than 0.05) and atrial (+20 msec; p less than 0.05) and ventricular (+10 msec; p greater than 0.05) effective refractory periods were observed. Prolongation of the QRS duration was the effect that correlated best with plasma cibenzoline levels (r = 0.47; p less than 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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