Use of adenosine antagonists in the treatment of bradyarrhythmias and hemodynamic depression associated with cardiopulmonary resucitation and/or cardiovascular collapse
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1. A method of enhancing the efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, comprising:
- administering to a human or animal with post-resuscitation asystole or cardiac arrhythmia an amount of an adenosine antagonist sufficient to alleviate said asystole and cardiac arrhythmia wherein said antagonist competitively inhibits adenosine or reduces the level of adenosine present in myocardial tissue and associated fluids.
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Abstract
A method to enhance the efficacy of cardioversion, defibrillation, cardiac pacing, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to treat post-resuscitation asystole, bradyarrhythmias, electromechanical dissociation, and hemodynamic collapse by administering to a human or animal an effective amount of an adenosine antagonist that competitively inhibits adenosine or that reduces the level of adenosine present in myocardial and vascular tissues and associated fluids.
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1. A method of enhancing the efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, comprising:
administering to a human or animal with post-resuscitation asystole or cardiac arrhythmia an amount of an adenosine antagonist sufficient to alleviate said asystole and cardiac arrhythmia wherein said antagonist competitively inhibits adenosine or reduces the level of adenosine present in myocardial tissue and associated fluids. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for the treatment of post-resuscitation asystole, bradyarrhythmias, electro-mechanical dissociation, and hemodynamic collapse, comprising:
administering to a human or animal with post-resuscitation asystole or cardiac arrhythmia an amount of an adenosine antagonist sufficient to alleviate said asystole and cardiac arrhythmia wherein said antagonist competitively inhibits adenosine or reduces the level of adenosine present in myocardial tissue and associated fluids. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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