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Posted On : 03 Sep 2020

What is the role of Phenytoin as antiarrhythmic drug esp in neonates in cases with bradyarrhythmia and heart block?

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Dr prakash nagar

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Phenytoin is useful in VT by its action on sodium channel and not in bradyarrythmia. Bradyarrythmia or blocks in neonates are usually secondary to maternal illness like SLE and if not subsided of its own or corrected during fetal period, then need permanent pacemaker.

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Aziz Anwar

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Epilepsy

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joanne dragon

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none. since phenytoin increases the chances for bradycardia.

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