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. 2015 Jul 14;38(7):430–438. doi: 10.1002/clc.22403

Table 1.

Serious Major Complications Among Past Studies

Pharmacologic Agents No. of Patients VF VT, (sustained VT) Bradycardia Shock Tamponade AMI DC CABG Death Serious Major Complications, n (%)
Buxton (1980) ER IV 106 2 1 (1) 2 5 0 0 0 1 3 5 (4.72)
Bertrand (1982) Methyl ER IV 1089 4 1 (1) 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 (0.46)
Harding (1992) ER IV 3447 (7)   (7) 4 0 0 11 (0.03)
Ong (2014) ACh IC 847 0 1 (0) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 
Sueda (1999) ACh IC 715 0 7 (1) 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 (0.56)

Abbreviations: ACh, acetylcholine; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; DC, direct current; ER, ergonovine; IC, intracoronary; IV, intravenous; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia.