[Cordarone treatment of parasystole]

Cordarone was used in the treatment of 15 patients with various forms of parasystole. There were 9 cases with ventricular and 5 with atrial parasystole. Cordarone was prescribed according to the following schedule: 200 mg three times daily for the first 10 days and 200 mg twice daily in the next 20 days. A clear positive effect was produced in 14 patients. In 13 cases parasystoles disappeared on the first to tenth day of treatment. The number of parasystoles reduced considerably in one case. The drug had no positive effect on one patient.