PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - C R Kirk AU - J L Gibbs AU - R Thomas AU - R Radley-Smith AU - S A Qureshi TI - Cardiovascular collapse after verapamil in supraventricular tachycardia. AID - 10.1136/adc.62.12.1265 DP - 1987 Dec 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood PG - 1265--1266 VI - 62 IP - 12 4099 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/62/12/1265.short 4100 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/62/12/1265.full SO - Arch Dis Child1987 Dec 01; 62 AB - Five babies who presented with supraventricular tachycardia were treated with verapamil intravenously. All developed severe hypotension and two died. Verapamil should not be used in the initial management of supraventricular tachycardia in neonates.