Anesthesia and the long QT syndrome;Anestesia e síndrome do QT longo

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 543-548

  Lorentz, Michelle Nacur ^a,b   Ramiro, Flávio Gouveia Camelo ^a,b  

^a Hospital Biocor

^b FHEMIG R3 ^*

Author keywords

Diseases, cardiac: Long QT syndrome; Drugs: Antiarrhythmics

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; REVIEW;

EID: 34548824824     PISSN: 00347094     EISSN: 1806907X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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