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Beneficial Effects of Dextro‐Amphetamine in the Treatment of Vasodepressor Syncope
Author(s) -
SUSMANO ARMANDO,
VOLGMAN ANNABELLE S.,
BUCKINGHAM THOMAS A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1993.tb01708.x
Subject(s) - medicine , amphetamine , syncope (phonology) , anesthesia , cardiology , dopamine
Three patients with history of documented hypolension, near syncope, or syncope before or after the administration of isoproterenol during head‐up tilt table are reported. Severe bradycardia was also noted in one patient. All three patients responded to the administration of 2.5 mg of oral dextro‐amphetamine 45 minutes prior to a repeat head‐up tilt table study. The potent central and peripheral adrenergic agonist pharmacological properties of this drug permitted the prevention of severe vasodepressor syncope in these patients.