Effects of isoflurane on electrophysiological measurements in children with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1082-1088

  Chang, Ruey Kang R ^a   Stevenson, William G ^b   Wetzel, Glenn T ^a   Shannon, Kevin ^a   Baum, Victor C ^c   Klitzner, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

accessory pathway conduction; anesthesia; children; effective refractory period; isoflurane; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHLORPROMAZINE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; RADIOFREQUENCY; REFRACTORY PERIOD; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0029837836     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03417.x     Document Type: Article

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