Randomized study of propofol effect on electrophysiological properties of the atrioventricular node in patients with nodal reentrant tachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1375-1382

  Warpechowski, Paulo ^a,b   Lima, Gustavo G ^a   Medeiros, Cláudio M ^a   Santos, Ari Tadeu L ^a   Kruse, Marcelo ^a   Migloransa, Marcelo H ^a   Kalil, Renato A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGIA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; AV node reentry; Propofol; Radiofrequency ablation; Sedation; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL;

APNEA; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BRADYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SEDATION; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VOMITING;

ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PROPOFOL; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845629018     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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