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- J Eldor and D Z Frankel.
- Department of Anesthesia, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
- Resuscitation. 1989 Oct 1; 18 (1): 103-10.
AbstractNeostigmine was first used 50 years ago to treat sinus tachycardia and paroxysmal auricular tachycardia. Then there were reports of successful treatment by neostigmine of other forms of supraventricular tachycardias. However, reports of sudden death using neostigmine for reversal of neuromuscular blockade at the end of an operation, which were not properly treated with atropine abandoned the use of neostigmine as an antiarrhythmic drug. Low-dose neostigmine intravenously was used in the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia in three patients described herein. It gave an immediate bradycardic effect in all three patients. The use of a low-dose neostigmine intravenously for an immediate treatment of supraventricular tachycardia is a novel suggestion. It has to be further evaluated and compared to the conventional drugs used like digoxin, verapamil, propranolol or esmolol.
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