Coronary vasospasm during anesthesia induction: awareness, recognition, possible mechanisms, anesthetic factors, and treatment

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-69

  Sidi, Avner ^a,b   Dahleen, Leif ^b   Gaspardone, Achille ^c  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ASL Roma B   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Angina; Coronary vasospasm

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRINZMETAL ANGINA PECTORIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; AWARENESS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40749084398     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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