Sevoflurane has no effect on sinoatrial node function or on normal atrioventricular and accessory pathway conduction in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome during alfentanil/midazolam anesthesia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-65

  Sharpe, Michael D ^a,c   Cuillerier, Daniel J ^a,c   Lee, John K ^b,c   Basta, Magdi ^b,c   Krahn, Andrew D ^a,c   Klein, George J ^a,c   Yee, Raymond ^a,c  

^a Department of Anaesthesia ^*

^b Division of Cardiology

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmias; Cardiac; Preexcitation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ETHER DERIVATIVE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SINUS NODE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MIDAZOLAM; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SINOATRIAL NODE; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0032608015     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199901000-00010     Document Type: Article

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