Brief review: Anesthetic implications of long QT syndrome in pregnancy

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 561-572

  Drake, Elizabeth ^a   Preston, Roanne ^a   Douglas, Joanne ^a  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CISAPRIDE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; DISOPYRAMIDE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; ISOPRENALINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; MORPHINE; OXPRENOLOL; OXYTOCIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYTOIN; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL; TERBUTALINE; TERFENADINE; THIOPENTAL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CARDIOVERSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHANNELOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATION; DELIVERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENE MUTATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART ARREST; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEDLINE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 34447650268     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022321     Document Type: Review

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