Comparative Effects of Three Calcium Antagonists, Diltiazem, Verapamil and Nifedipine, on the Sinoatrial and Atrioventricular Nodes: Experimental and Clinical Studies
Comparative Effects of Three Calcium Antagonists, Diltiazem, Verapamil and Nifedipine, on the Sinoatrial and Atrioventricular Nodes: Experimental and Clinical Studies
C. Kawai,T. Konishi,E. Matsuyama,And Hitosh Okazaki
1981 · DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.63.5.1035
Circulation · 264 Citations
TLDR
Clinically, diltiazem and verapamil exert a similar suppressive effect on the AV node and are useful for treating and preventing AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, and nifedipine can be used as a coronary vasodilator with the least untoward effect on AV conduction.