Abstract
The acute electrophysiological effects of intravenous nicardipine (0.014 mg/kg per min for 5 minutes) were studied in 12 subjects with estimated normal sinus node functions and atrioventricular conduction parameters. The most important effects were sinus cycle length shortening, increase of corrected sinus node recovery time and reduction of effective and functional refractory period of the atrioventricular node. Sinuatrial conduction time, atrial refractory periods, intranodal conduction, bundle branch refractoriness and ventricular refractoriness were unchanged. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure was reduced. The clinical implications of these properties of the drug are discussed and compared with those of verapamil, diltiazem and nifedipine.
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