TY - JOUR T1 - Verapamil: a cause of sudden death in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. JF - British Heart Journal JO - Heart SP - 352 LP - 354 DO - 10.1136/hrt.51.3.352 VL - 51 IS - 3 AU - B Perrot AU - N Danchin AU - A Terrier de la Chaise Y1 - 1984/03/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/51/3/352.abstract N2 - Sudden death was recorded by continuous ambulatory electrocardiographic (Holter) monitoring in a 62 year old man with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation, who had been treated for four days with verapamil 360 mg orally. Analysis of the tape showed a third degree atrioventricular block followed by complete asystole. The sudden death could be related to treatment with verapamil. ER -