Perioperative risk of bradyarrhythmias in patients with asymptomatic chronic bifascicular block or left bundle branch block

Anesthesiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 679-687

  Gauss, Albrecht ^a   Hübner, Christine ^b   Radermacher, Peter ^b   Georgieff, Michael ^b   Schütz, Wolfram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Asystole; Atrioventricular block; Bifascicular block; Bradycardia; Bundle branch block; Complete heart block; Dysrhythmias; Heart arrhythmias; Holter electrocardiography; Pacemakers

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CAFEDRINE PLUS THEODRENALINE; CLONIDINE; DIGITOXIN; ENFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPAFENONE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; BRADYCARDIA; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART BLOCK; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0344222173     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199803000-00019     Document Type: Article

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