Postoperative ventricular fibrillation and undiagnosed primary amyloidosis

Anesthesiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 871-872

  Wang, Mike M J ^a   Pollard, John B ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac amyloidosis; Fatal dysrhythmia; Postoperative arrhythmia; Refractory cardiac arrest; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0034053322     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200003000-00035     Document Type: Article

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