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Arch Inst Cardiol Mex ; 51(6): 511-9, 1981.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7325742

ABSTRACT

THe synergistic effects between calcium and the therapeutic and toxic actions of the cardiac glycosides have suggested that a way of treating digitalis intoxication could be through a decrease in free plasma calcium. In 1966, Burckhardt and La-Due published a study based on the inverse relationship that exists between plasma phosphates and calcium. It was shown then that potassium phosphate had a pronounced antiarrhythmic effect on digitalis induced arrhythmias. The use of potassium phosphate for this study prevented the analysis of the role of the phosphates in these effects, since the actions of potassium in digitalis toxicity precluded any conclusion. The purpose of the present paper is to study the effect of phosphates on digitalis intoxication and its possible mechanism of action. The results obtained demonstrated: 1) Phosphates have a marked antiarrhythmic effect in digitalis induced arrhythmias. 2) This effect is due to a decrease in free plasma calcium. 3) The lowering of this calcium pool occurs in the blood and is not mediated by hormonal or renal mechanisms. 4) The ions that disappear from the free calcium pool do not precipitate. 5) The use of phosphates could be useful in the treatment of some clinical cases of advanced digitalis intoxication.


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Anti-Arrhythmia Agents/therapeutic use , Digitalis Glycosides/poisoning , Phosphates/therapeutic use , Animals , Arrhythmias, Cardiac/drug therapy , Calcium Phosphates/therapeutic use , Dogs , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , Drug Synergism , Female , In Vitro Techniques , Male , Membrane Potentials/drug effects , Phosphorus/therapeutic use , Sodium/therapeutic use
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Arch. Inst. Cardiol. Méx ; 51(6): 511-9, 1981.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-5736

ABSTRACT

El sinergismo existente entre el calcio y las acciones terapeuticas y toxicas de los digitalicos, ha sugerido la posibilidad de tratar la intoxicacion digitalica mediante una disminucion de calcio plasmatico. En base a la relacion inversa entre los fosfatos y el calcio plasmatico, en 1966, Burckhardt y La Due estudiaron las acciones de los fosfatos de potasio sobre la intoxicacion digitalica, con resultados que mostraron un claro efecto anti-arritmico.El uso de fosfatos de potasio no permitio determinar el papel de los fosfatos en este efecto, ya que el uso del potasio oscurecia los resultados. El objeto del presente trabajo es el de determinar, usando diversos metodos experimentales, si los fosfatos tienen efecto sobre la intoxicacion digitalica y el mecanismo de su accion. Los resultados demostraran: 1) Los fosfatos ejercen un marcado efecto antiarritmico en la intoxicacion digitalica. 2) Este efecto es secundario a una disminucion en el calcio libre. 3) La disminucion en el calcio ocurre en la sangre y no esta mediada por un efecto hormonal o renal. 4) Los iones que desaparecem en la fraccion de calcio libre no se estan precipitando. 5) La administracion de fosfatos podria ser de utilidad en algunos casos de intoxicacion digitalica severa en la clinica


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Calcium , Digitalis Glycosides , Ouabain , Phosphates
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