[Comparative characteristics of the activity of lithium preparations and anti-arrhythmia agents in strophanthin, calcium chloride and barium chloride arrhythmias in an experiment].

During disorders of cardiac rhythm induced by strophanthine K in anesthesized cats, by calcium chloride in mice and anesthesized rats, and by barium chloride in rabbits, lithium hydroxybutyrate (0.55-3.2 mg/kg according to cation) compares very favourably with lithium chloride, novocainamide, lidocaine, trimecaine, etmozine, quinidine and verapamil as regards antiarrhythmic activity and the range of therapeutic action.