Adenosine is used as medication, specifically as antiarrhythmic
agent, to treat a number of supraventricular tachycardia that does
not improve with vagal maneuvers [4]. In individual suspected of
suffering from a supraventricular tachycardia, adenosine is used to
help identify the rhythm. Adenosine is used an adjunct to thallous
chloride TI201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in patients are
unable to undergo adequate stress testing with exercise [5].
Adenosine is an endogenous purine nucleoside that modulates
many physiological processes. Adenosine produces a wide range of
biological