A 28-year-old man with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome presents with episodic palpitations and is found to have antidromic atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia. Vital signs: BP 128/82 mmHg, HR 160 bpm, RR 16, Temp 37°C, SpO2 98% on room air. He is hemodynamically stable with no prior syncope. ECG shows a wide QRS complex with antidromic conduction. Which intravenous agent prolongs action potential duration and refractory period in atrial and ventricular myocardium?

  1. A)Digoxin
  2. B)Verapamil
  3. C)ProcainamideGABARITO
  4. D)Atropine
  5. E)Adenosine only because it increases AV nodal conduction

Explicação

Procainamide is a class IA antiarrhythmic that blocks sodium channels and also prolongs repolarization by increasing action potential duration. In stable Wolff-Parkinson-White tachyarrhythmias, it is useful because it slows conduction through accessory pathway... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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