Tag: Adenosine

The Modified Valsalva Maneuver: Practical Treatment or Pointless Trick?

by Daniel Zone, MS3 posted May 27, 2024 No Comments

Background: The REVERT Randomized Controlled Trial demonstrated the superiority of the modified valsalva maneuver (MVM) over the standard valsalva maneuver (VM) in re-establishing normal sinus rhythm (NSR) in patients with PSVT (Appelboam 2015). MVM exaggerates venous return to the heart ...

Cardiovascular

Single Syringe Adenosine for SVT?

by Salim Rezaie posted December 12, 2019 No Comments

Background: The 2015 American Heart Association guidelines for Adult Advanced Cardiac Life Support recommend adenosine in non-hypotensive patients in regular narrow-complex supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Adenosine has a rapid onset and a half-life that is <10 seconds, which makes it an ...

Cardiovascular