[Treatment of heart rhythm disorders with verapamil]

The results from the administration of verapamyl (isoptine--Knoll GFR) to 30 patients with disturbed heart rhythm are presented, that are grouped as follows: supraventricular paroxysmal tachycardia (SPI)--10; auricular fibrillation (AFi)--8; auricular flutter (AFl)--7; supraventricular extrasystoles (SE)--4, and ventricular extrasystoles (VE)--1. Generally, very good results were obtained, the best effect established with SPT and AFi--rhythm restored in 70 per cent, 50 per cent respectively. Improvement was not attained in a total of 26,7 per cent, adverse effects--hypotony and AV-block were established in 6,66%.