The following is excerpted from the article From Singing to Speaking, Stroke Connection Magazine, September/October 2005 (Last science update March 2013) It's amazing to see stroke survivors who've lost the ability to speak suddenly produce accurate words when singing familiar songs.
Inject Thallium-201 at the midpoint of the adenosine injection infusion (i.e., after the first three minutes of adenosine injection) â¢. Thallium-201 is physically compatible with adenosine injection and may be injected directly into the adenosine injection infusion set.
Warnings Adenosine may produce a short period of first-, second-, or third-degree AV block as well as transient or prolonged asystole. Adenosine should be used with caution in patients taking digoxin and/or verapamil as cases of ventricular fibrillation have been reported.