adenocard?

Question

I have ventricular tachyardia and am about to have an EP study done, i'm wondering if when they instigate an arrythmia will they have to give me adenocard to get my heart back to normal pace, i know they will be testing different meds to see which works best for me, just wondering if this drug would be one of them, i've heard horror stories about this drug and am afraid to take it!!??

Answer 1

I have "experienced" Adenocard 2 times d/t an abnormal heart rythm. I can say from 1st hand experience, the reason I finally worked up enought nerve to get an EP study and ablation was because I never wanted to recieve another dose of adenocard in my life. I was afraid to get it again. I cried the last time they took me to the emergency room because I knew I was going to get it again.
I was in the abnormal rythm when they took me to the cath lab to have the ablation. They put me to sleep, and I do not remember getting anything except for a drug which made my heart beat race for a short period of time, then I was back out into a twilight sleep. You will not be awake enough to know what they are giving you during the study.
Dont be afraid. They have to stimulate your heart to find out where your abnomal rythm is coming from. They dont use the Adenocard, but they do microscopically put a burn in your heart to make the abnormal rythm stop once they get it going. You will be fine.

Answer 2

They probably will not use adenocard as it is mostly for SVT. Cordarone is the most common and best drug used today and has no severe side effects. If however your doctor did decide you were in SVT instead of V tach and wanted to use adenocard, rest assured, I have been an ICU nurse for 13 years and have used this drug countless times. I have never once saw a patient have a bad result from this drug. As far as I know there has never been one case that I have ever read in any medical journal of any ill effects suffered from the use of adenocard. Most people only complain of a "Funny feeling in my chest" lasting only 3 to 5 seconds. Good luck, I hope this eases your mind.

Answer 3

i work for a an office of cardiologists and usually we use "adenosine" during a cardiolite stress test (aden card/pers card), which we use on people who are unable to walk a treadmill/and/or have lung problems to get their heart rate up in order for them to conduct a scan when the dye is injected both through iv....is this maybe what you are asking about? if so it is used to "stress" the heart as if you were working out and increases your heart rate...so i am thinking if this is what you are talking about it's probably not what they will use to get your heart back in rythm.