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Anesth Analg 2002;95:555-557
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Anesthesia for a Patient with Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Rhona I.P. Dornan, MBChB FRCA

Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Rhona I.P. Dornan, Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH3 9YW. Address e-mail to dripdo@ thepalace.prestel.co.uk.

IMPLICATIONS:A patient with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia required anesthesia for implantation of a defibrillator. The diagnostic criteria, treatment, and anesthetic considerations for this rare, familial dysrhythmia are described.






Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2002 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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