THE RESPONSE OF ARRHYTHMIAS AND TACHYCARDIAS OF SUPRAVENTRICULAR ORIGIN TO ORAL PROCAINE AMIDE

Abstract

The introduction of procaine amide for the control of cardiac arrhythmias in man has been recent (Mark et al., 1950). There are relatively few reports at present concerned with it. Those published have dealt chiefly with the use of the preparations of the drug given by intravenous injection and have emphasized its value in arrhythmias of ventricular origin (Mark et al., 1950;