Abstract
Background: Both nifekalant hydrochloride (NIF), a selective IKr blocker, and intravenous amiodarone (AMD), a multi-channel (including IKr blocking) blocker, have been reported to be efficacious for refractory arrhythmias. However, the optimal use of those antiarrhythmic drugs for refractory arrhythmia with severe heart failure has not been established. Intravenous AMD might be effective for arrhythmias refractory to NIF in patients with severe heart failure. Here, we report that intravenous amiodarone was effective in the treatment of nifekalant-resistant in a group of arrhythmia patients with severe heart failure. Methods: Eleven severe heart failure patients who had received intravenous AMD for treatment of NIF-resistant arrhythmias were included in this study, and retrospective analysis was performed. Clinical efficacy (terminative and preventive effects on arrhythmia) of intravenous AMD was evaluated. Results: All cases were emergent cases and had depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (30 ± 13%). Clinical arrhythmias were ventricular fibrillation (VF) in four patients, ventricular tachycardia (VT) in six patients, and atrial fibrillation (AF) in one patient. NIF was administered to all patients by intravenous injection. After administration of NIF, VT/VF/AF was terminated in seven of the 10 patients, but a preventive effect was not obtained in any of the patients (NIF-resistance). Intravenous AMD (maintenance dose: 484 ± 166 mg/day) was effective both in termination (80%) and in prevention (80%) of VT/VF events in those patients. It was also effective in termination (80%) and prevention (60%) of AF events refractory to NIF. During continuous AMD administration, no significant adverse effects or proarrhythmic effects were observed in any of the patients. Five patients died within one month, but there was no arrhythmic deaths. Conclusions: Intravenous AMD was effective in NIF-resistant lethal arrhythmias and was relatively safe in emergent cases with severe heart failure.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 794-803 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Pharmaceuticals |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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Keywords
- Arrhythmias
- Atrial fibrillation
- Heart failure
- Ventricular arrhythmia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Pharmaceutical Science
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Use of intravenous amiodarone in the treatment of nifekalant-resistant arrhythmia : A review of 11 consecutive cases with severe heart failure. / Nakagawa, Koji; Nakamura, Kazufumi; Kusano, Kengo Fukushima; Nagase, Satoshi; Tada, Takeshi; Murakami, Masato; Hata, Yoshiki; Morita, Hiroshi; Kohno, Kunihisa; Hina, Kazumasa; Ujihira, Tohru; Ohe, Tohru; Itoh, Hiroshi.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of intravenous amiodarone in the treatment of nifekalant-resistant arrhythmia
T2 - A review of 11 consecutive cases with severe heart failure
AU - Nakagawa, Koji
AU - Nakamura, Kazufumi
AU - Kusano, Kengo Fukushima
AU - Nagase, Satoshi
AU - Tada, Takeshi
AU - Murakami, Masato
AU - Hata, Yoshiki
AU - Morita, Hiroshi
AU - Kohno, Kunihisa
AU - Hina, Kazumasa
AU - Ujihira, Tohru
AU - Ohe, Tohru
AU - Itoh, Hiroshi
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Background: Both nifekalant hydrochloride (NIF), a selective IKr blocker, and intravenous amiodarone (AMD), a multi-channel (including IKr blocking) blocker, have been reported to be efficacious for refractory arrhythmias. However, the optimal use of those antiarrhythmic drugs for refractory arrhythmia with severe heart failure has not been established. Intravenous AMD might be effective for arrhythmias refractory to NIF in patients with severe heart failure. Here, we report that intravenous amiodarone was effective in the treatment of nifekalant-resistant in a group of arrhythmia patients with severe heart failure. Methods: Eleven severe heart failure patients who had received intravenous AMD for treatment of NIF-resistant arrhythmias were included in this study, and retrospective analysis was performed. Clinical efficacy (terminative and preventive effects on arrhythmia) of intravenous AMD was evaluated. Results: All cases were emergent cases and had depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (30 ± 13%). Clinical arrhythmias were ventricular fibrillation (VF) in four patients, ventricular tachycardia (VT) in six patients, and atrial fibrillation (AF) in one patient. NIF was administered to all patients by intravenous injection. After administration of NIF, VT/VF/AF was terminated in seven of the 10 patients, but a preventive effect was not obtained in any of the patients (NIF-resistance). Intravenous AMD (maintenance dose: 484 ± 166 mg/day) was effective both in termination (80%) and in prevention (80%) of VT/VF events in those patients. It was also effective in termination (80%) and prevention (60%) of AF events refractory to NIF. During continuous AMD administration, no significant adverse effects or proarrhythmic effects were observed in any of the patients. Five patients died within one month, but there was no arrhythmic deaths. Conclusions: Intravenous AMD was effective in NIF-resistant lethal arrhythmias and was relatively safe in emergent cases with severe heart failure.
AB - Background: Both nifekalant hydrochloride (NIF), a selective IKr blocker, and intravenous amiodarone (AMD), a multi-channel (including IKr blocking) blocker, have been reported to be efficacious for refractory arrhythmias. However, the optimal use of those antiarrhythmic drugs for refractory arrhythmia with severe heart failure has not been established. Intravenous AMD might be effective for arrhythmias refractory to NIF in patients with severe heart failure. Here, we report that intravenous amiodarone was effective in the treatment of nifekalant-resistant in a group of arrhythmia patients with severe heart failure. Methods: Eleven severe heart failure patients who had received intravenous AMD for treatment of NIF-resistant arrhythmias were included in this study, and retrospective analysis was performed. Clinical efficacy (terminative and preventive effects on arrhythmia) of intravenous AMD was evaluated. Results: All cases were emergent cases and had depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (30 ± 13%). Clinical arrhythmias were ventricular fibrillation (VF) in four patients, ventricular tachycardia (VT) in six patients, and atrial fibrillation (AF) in one patient. NIF was administered to all patients by intravenous injection. After administration of NIF, VT/VF/AF was terminated in seven of the 10 patients, but a preventive effect was not obtained in any of the patients (NIF-resistance). Intravenous AMD (maintenance dose: 484 ± 166 mg/day) was effective both in termination (80%) and in prevention (80%) of VT/VF events in those patients. It was also effective in termination (80%) and prevention (60%) of AF events refractory to NIF. During continuous AMD administration, no significant adverse effects or proarrhythmic effects were observed in any of the patients. Five patients died within one month, but there was no arrhythmic deaths. Conclusions: Intravenous AMD was effective in NIF-resistant lethal arrhythmias and was relatively safe in emergent cases with severe heart failure.
KW - Arrhythmias
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - Heart failure
KW - Ventricular arrhythmia
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