Effects of the opioid remifentanil on the arrhythmogenicity of epinephrine in halothane-anesthetized dogs

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-366

  Garofalo, Natache A ^a   Teixeira Neto, Francisco J ^a   Schwartz, Denise S ^a   Vailati, Maria do Carmo F ^a   Steagall, Paulo V M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HALOTHANE; PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HALOTHANE; HEART RATE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; PIPERIDINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 48749099992     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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