Ventricular fibrillation induced by coronary spasm during noncardiac surgery

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-244

  Nii, Takanobu ^a   Noda, Yasuyuki ^a   Mori, Tadashi ^a  

^a KARATSU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary spasm; Surgery; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; STROKE VOLUME; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; URETERAL NEOPLASMS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0033621016     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00083-2     Document Type: Article

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