Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome simulating inferior myocardial infarction in a cocaine abuser for urgent dilation and evacuation of the uterus

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 609-612

  Lustik, Stewart J ^a,b   Wojtczak, Jacek ^a   Chhibber, Ashwani K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AJMALINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; DIGITALIS; EDROPHONIUM; ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MIVACURIUM; NEOSTIGMINE; PANCURONIUM; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; UTERUS SURGERY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0032844461     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199909000-00012     Document Type: Article

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