The Utility of Ketamine in Facilitating the Induction of Isoproterenol-Refractory Idiopathic Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 373-378

  Atiyeh, Rony H ^a   Arthur, Mary E ^a   Berman, Adam E ^a   Castresana, Manuel R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac ablation; electrophysiology studies; idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; isoproterenol; ketamine; mapping

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ISOPRENALINE; KETAMINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; KETAMINE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349232383     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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