Safety and Efficacy of Prehospital Diltiazem for Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response.
Rodriguez A, Hunter CL, Premuroso C, Silvestri S, Stone A, Miller S, Zuver C, Papa L.
Rodriguez A, et al.
Prehosp Disaster Med. 2019 Jun;34(3):297-302. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X19004278. Epub 2019 May 2.
Prehosp Disaster Med. 2019.
PMID: 31043186
The protocol directed a 0.25mg/kg dose of diltiazem (maximum of 20mg) for stable, symptomatic patients in AFIB with RVR at a rate of >150 beats per minute (bpm) with a narrow complex. ...CONCLUSION: This study suggests that prehospital diltiazem admini …
The protocol directed a 0.25mg/kg dose of diltiazem (maximum of 20mg) for stable, symptomatic patients in AFIB with RVR at a r …