Ajmaline Utilization in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The study evaluates 3 different populations:
It is an open, randomized, parallel-group study comparing the effectiveness of intravenous
(iv) ajmaline with currently used antiarrhythmic drugs in the acute treatment of :
1. recent-onset atrial fibrillation versus iv flecainide
2. sustained monomorphous ventricular tachycardia versus iv procainamide
The study also evaluates in an open, randomized, crossover study, the use of iv ajmaline
versus iv flecainide in the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome