Comparative effects of thiopental and propofol on atrial vulnerability: Electrophysiological study in a porcine model including acute alcoholic intoxication

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 414-421

  Zaballos, M ^a   Almendral, J ^a   Anadon M J ^b   Gonzalez P ^c   Navia, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Anaesthetics i.v., thiopental; Heart, atrial refractorines; Heart, atrial tachyarrhythmias; Heart, conduction velocity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CYCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; NONHUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SWINE; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHANOL; PROPOFOL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 4444324423     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh215     Document Type: Article

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