Perioperative approach to a patient with Brugada syndrome

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 529-532

  Candiotti, Keith A ^a   Mehta, Vivek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FENTANYL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART DISEASE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 10044288361     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.09.018     Document Type: Article

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