when administered to animals demonstrating sustained ventricular tachycardia ( n = 6 ) , methyl lidocaine ( 5 and 10 mg/kg i.v . ) prevented the induction of the original ventricular tachycardia in 2 dogs , and in the remaining 4 dogs slowed the tachycardia ( cycle length 163 +/- 18 ms vs. 198 +/- 11 and 219 +/- 11 ms , respectively , p less than 0.05 ) .
C0042514
ventricular tachycardia
C0039231
tachycardia