Table 1

Ventricular rate at the different time points of the study for each patient in both treatment groups

Treatment group and patient no.	Age	Sex	Minutes after administration of treatment						Result
Treatment group and patient no.	Age	Sex	0	2	5	10	15	20	Result
Diltiazem
1	65	F	145	112	105	102	102	100	Successful
2	72	F	150	96	75	68	72	76	Successful
3	70	M	140	94	103	90	85	80	Successful
4	41	M	178	101	94	93	95	99	Successful
5	50	M	150	85	90	92	98	96	Successful
6	64	M	146	105	108	108	108	98	Successful
7	70	F	192	132	120	118	117	118	Successful
8	56	F	174	170	132	136	138	124	Unsuccessful
9	69	M	128	107	103	100	96	98	Successful
10	67	F	124	68	74	72	80	72	Successful
11	73	F	146	112	94	98	100	98	Successful
12	63	F	160	132	104	108	106	98	Successful
13	60	M	160	43	139	108	105	98	Successful
14	47	F	170	154	142	124	116	112	Successful
15	31	M	158	145	124	120	95	96	Successful
16	66	F	162	122	120	118	116	115	Successful
17	50	F	186	130	126	130	140	130	Unsuccessful
18	82	F	169	121	108	104	104	99	Successful
19	68	M	140	98	96	93	95	103	Successful
20	40	F	150	105	108	92	80	90	Successful
Mean			156.4	116.6	108.2	103.7	102.4	100
Metoprolol
1	62	M	166	148	144	135	138	142	Unsuccessful
2	66	F	161	121	120	118	116	112	Successful
3	64	M	132	108	110	102	104	93	Successful
4	82	M	124	120	106	98	94	98	Successful
5	65	F	150	92	102	112	104	98	Successful
6	64	F	124	100	90	96	90	96	Successful
7	74	F	156	140	132	130	129	115	Successful
8	76	F	138	118	108	106	110	107	Successful
9	40	F	130	128	128	126	128	122	Unsuccessful
10	69	M	141	116	98	104	104	98	Successful
11	31	F	170	120	122	122	116	118	Successful
12	52	M	150	150	150	130	130	128	Unsuccessful
13	73	M	140	126	114	104	108	98	Successful
14	70	M	160	128	114	112	110	98	Successful
15	56	M	168	97	92	88	89	90	Successful
16	60	M	142	122	119	65	65	68	Successful
17	80	F	150	108	94	106	94	90	Successful
18	70	F	160	141	144	132	126	114	Successful
19	75	M	198	183	190	185	163	150	Unsuccessful
20	52	F	180	130	140	130	128	115	Successful
Mean			152	124.8	120.8	115	112.3	107.5