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Tachyarrhythmias

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Therapy

Supraventricular tachycardia
  • sotalol 1.5 mg per kg over 10 minutes b

Why?

  • It helps reversion to sinus rhythm b

SVT: sotalol helps reversion to sinus rhythm

Patient Treatment Comparison Outcome CER RRR
(95% CI)		 NNT
(95% CI)
paroxysmal SVT or AF b sotalol placebo reversion to sinus rhythm
at 30 minutes 		15% -460%
(-1500% to -92%) 		1
(1 to 2)

Expiry date: July 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   H   Oral
CAT Writers   CM   Ball , N   Shenker , CJ   Wotton