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Impairment of Atrioventricular Conduction by Methyldopa

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1 Impairment of Atrioventricular Conduction by Methyldopa
Dennis V. Cokkinos, M.D., F.C.C.P., Eutychios M. Vorides, M.D.  CHEST  Volume 74, Issue 6, (December 1978) DOI: /chest a Copyright © 1978 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

2 FIGURE 1 Electrocardiographic tracings from 69-year-old man with first-degree atrioventricular block and left axis deviation (A). After two days of therapy with methyldopa, atrioventricular block of Mobitz types 1 and 2 developed (B and C). When therapy was discontinued, initial state returned (D). Challenge with same dosage of methyldopa produced Mobitz type-2 block (E), which again disappeared with cessation of therapy (F). CHEST  , DOI: ( /chest a) Copyright © 1978 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions


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