Molar Sodium Lactate

Abstract

IN previous communications we have discussed the action of molar sodium lactate in increasing the heart rate in patients with sinus bradycardia, partial and complete atrioventricular heart block and Stokes—Adams seizures, and have described the effects in the presence of terminal cardiac arrest.^{1 , 2} The purpose of this presentation is to amplify the original observations and to report the experience gained from subsequent studies.Methods and MaterialsMolar sodium lactate¶ was administered to the following groups of patients:To relatively asymptomatic patients with complete atrioventricular heart block whose rates varied from 32 to 71 per minute. The purpose was to determine . . .