Conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm during landiolol infusion

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 304-306

  Mayahara, Taku ^a,b   Goto, Maria ^a   Sato, Mikako ^a   Kanazawa, Takeshi ^a   Isomine, Shinji ^a   Nakajima, Hiroshi ^a   Sakaida, Koji ^a  

^a Funabashi Municipal Medical Center   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Conversion; Landiolol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LANDIOLOL; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PILSICAINIDE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; STARCH; VECURONIUM;

AGED; ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; OPERATING ROOM; SINUS RHYTHM; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MORPHOLINES; UREA;

EID: 8444238154     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-004-0258-0     Document Type: Article

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