Data from a 100-patient clinical trial showed that a fast-acting nasal spray therapy, etripamil, was effective at stopping a common rapid heart rate condition, researchers said today at the annual Heart Rhythm Society conference in Chicago.
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is traditionally treated with adenosine, calcium channel blockers or beta blockers, which is administered using an IV in a clinical setting. There are no available treatments that can be administered by a patient at home.
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