RAGEback: Minh Le Cong, Verapamil and SVT
The discussion of verapamil as an option for the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in RAGE Session Two went off like a fire cracker in the FOAM world.
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In this RAGEback, Minh Le Cong from the PHARM podcast explains why the RAGE discussion is not going to change his practice, which is to use adenosine as a first line agent.
This is followed by a response by RAGErs Karel and Cliff.
You — the listener — are left to make up your own mind about which patients (if any) you’ll consider verapamil as an option.
References and Links
Minh cites these references (in the order they were mentioned):
- Leitner RP, Hawker RE, Celermajer JM. Intravenous verapamil in the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in children. Aust Paediatr J. 1983 Mar;19(1):40-4. PMID: 6870700.
- Delaney B, Loy J, Kelly AM. The relative efficacy of adenosine versus verapamil for the treatment of stable paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in adults: a meta-analysis. Eur J Emerg Med. 2011 Jun;18(3):148-52. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3283400ba2. Review. PMID: 20926952.
- Hood MA, Smith WM. Adenosine versus verapamil in the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia: a randomized double-crossover trial. Am Heart J. 1992 Jun;123(6):1543-9. PMID: 1595533.
- Anugwom C, Sulangi S, Dachs R. Adenosine vs. calcium channel blockers for supraventricular tachycardia. Am Fam Physician. 2007 Jun 1;75(11):1653-4. Review. PMID: 17575655.
- Brady WJ Jr, DeBehnke DJ, Wickman LL, Lindbeck G. Treatment of out-of-hospital supraventricular tachycardia: adenosine vs verapamil. Acad Emerg Med. 1996 Jun;3(6):574-85. PMID: 8727628.
Karel and Cliff added these to the mix:
- Holdgate A, Foo A. WITHDRAWN: Adenosine versus intravenous calcium channel antagonists for the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Feb 15;2:CD005154. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005154.pub3. Review. PMID: 22336809. (note: withdrawn by the author due to lack of time and resources to update)
- Miyagawa K, Dohi Y, Ogihara M, Sato K. Administration of intravenous calcium before verapamil to prevent hypotension in elderly patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 1993 Aug;22(2):273-9. PMID: 7692169.
- Riaz R, Mishra J, Hussain S, Sinha LM. Adenosine Versus Verapamil for the Treatment of Supra-ventricular Tachycardia: Randomized Comparative Trial. Pakistan J Med & Health Sci. 2012 Jul-Sept
- Lapage MJ, Bradley DJ, Dick M 2nd. Verapamil in infants: an exaggerated fear? Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Oct;34(7):1532-4. doi: 10.1007/s00246-013-0739-8. Epub 2013 Jun 26. PMID: 23800976.
Roie Tal: Journal club Prezi on the Lapage et al 2013 article:
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Chris is an Intensivist and ECMO specialist at the Alfred ICU in Melbourne. He is also a Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University. He is a co-founder of the Australia and New Zealand Clinician Educator Network (ANZCEN) and is the Lead for the ANZCEN Clinician Educator Incubator programme. He is on the Board of Directors for the Intensive Care Foundation and is a First Part Examiner for the College of Intensive Care Medicine. He is an internationally recognised Clinician Educator with a passion for helping clinicians learn and for improving the clinical performance of individuals and collectives.
After finishing his medical degree at the University of Auckland, he continued post-graduate training in New Zealand as well as Australia’s Northern Territory, Perth and Melbourne. He has completed fellowship training in both intensive care medicine and emergency medicine, as well as post-graduate training in biochemistry, clinical toxicology, clinical epidemiology, and health professional education.
He is actively involved in in using translational simulation to improve patient care and the design of processes and systems at Alfred Health. He coordinates the Alfred ICU’s education and simulation programmes and runs the unit’s education website, INTENSIVE. He created the ‘Critically Ill Airway’ course and teaches on numerous courses around the world. He is one of the founders of the FOAM movement (Free Open-Access Medical education) and is co-creator of litfl.com, the RAGE podcast, the Resuscitology course, and the SMACC conference.
His one great achievement is being the father of three amazing children.
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