In the ED, adenosine is used to terminate supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs). It is also used by cardiologists for pharmacologic stress testing. Paroxysmal SVT has a prevalence of around 2.25 per ...

Adenosine is a short-acting endogenous molecule that is a purine nucleoside. The half-life is 6 seconds. Adenosine receptor activation results in multiple different actions depending on the location.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

NICE, FRANCE — The use of adenosine to identify and eliminate dormant pulmonary vein conduction during radiofrequency ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly reduces recurrent ...

Adenosine sensitive ventricular tachycardia occurs in structurally normal hearts and arises from the right ventricular outflow tract (pulmonary infundibulum). This gives it a left bundle branch block ...

HealthDay News — The FDA is warning healthcare providers about a rare, but serious, risk for heart attack and death with use of two cardiac nuclear stress test agents — regadenoson (Lexiscan) and ...

The coffee paradox in adenosine-mediated antidepressant action. Depression (left) and coffee consumption (right) are both linked through adenosine signaling (center), creating a pharmacological ...

Adenosine helps maintain proper fluid levels in the lung alveoli. The findings have implications for treatment of fluid buildup in the lung. You have full access to ...