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  • Title: [Ventricular tachycardia. A possible complication of intravenous atropine in the coronary patient].
    Author: Lévy S, Borde C, Danis C, Benchimol G, Clémenty J, Bricaud H.
    Journal: Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss; 1980 Feb; 73(2):216-20. PubMed ID: 6769413.
    Abstract:
    Ventricular tachycardia occurred with chest pain in a 64 year old man with coronary artery disease after an intravenous injection of atropine. The particular feature of this case as compared to the other 8 reported cases is the restoration of sinus rhythm after a passage of accelerated idioventricular rhythm by the administration of oxygen and nitroglycerin. The increased oxygen consumption and myocardial ischaemia due to the tachycardia seem to be the factors responsible for these ventricular arrhythmias. Such cases, though rare, incite caution in the administration of atropine to patients with coronary artery disease.
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