Coronary artery spasm during initiation of epidural anesthesia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1015-1017

  Easley, R Blaine ^a   Rosen, Ron E ^a   Lindeman, Karen S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; MIDAZOLAM; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; LAPAROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0141432092     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200310000-00037     Document Type: Article

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