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Case Reports
. 1987 Dec;62(12):1265-6.
doi: 10.1136/adc.62.12.1265.

Cardiovascular collapse after verapamil in supraventricular tachycardia

C R Kirk  1 , J L Gibbs, R Thomas, R Radley-Smith, S A Qureshi
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Case Reports

Cardiovascular collapse after verapamil in supraventricular tachycardia

C R Kirk et al. Arch Dis Child. 1987 Dec.

Abstract

Five babies who presented with supraventricular tachycardia were treated with verapamil intravenously. All developed severe hypotension and two died. Verapamil should not be used in the initial management of supraventricular tachycardia in neonates.

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