Flagge Michele, Houry Debra, Holton Ben
Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
J Emerg Med. 2011 Aug;41(2):e21-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.01.004. Epub 2008 Aug 30.
Approximately 0.05% of Emergency Department visits in the United States are related to supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). The majority of patients convert with an atrioventricular nodal blocking medication.
We report a case of SVT that converted after administration of calcium gluconate after failing conversion with adenosine.
Conversion to normal sinus rhythm resulted after administration of i.v. calcium in our patient. Additional investigations would be helpful in determining the causal vs. temporal association of conversion of SVT with calcium administration.
