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Termination of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia by digital rectal massage

1987; Elsevier BV; Volume: 16; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0196-0644(87)80243-3

1097-6760

Raymond J. Roberge, Eric Gary Anderson, Terry L. MacMath, John Rudoff, Robert Luten,

Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research

A 71-year-old woman with an episode of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) complicated by angina pectoris and hypotension had her arrhythmia abruptly terminated by digital rectal massage (DRM) after other vagotonic maneuvers had failed. DRM termination of PSVT has not been heretofore reported. In treating PSVT by physical vagotonic maneuvers, DRM may be preferable to other techniques because of the decreased likelihood of complications noted with other such maneuvers. A 71-year-old woman with an episode of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) complicated by angina pectoris and hypotension had her arrhythmia abruptly terminated by digital rectal massage (DRM) after other vagotonic maneuvers had failed. DRM termination of PSVT has not been heretofore reported. In treating PSVT by physical vagotonic maneuvers, DRM may be preferable to other techniques because of the decreased likelihood of complications noted with other such maneuvers.