REPETITIVE ATRIAL STANDSTILL WITH IDIOVENTRICULAR RHYTHM FROM HYPERKALAeMIA

Accelerated idioventricular rhythm associated with desflurane anesthesia

571 Received: October 9, 2008. Accepted: December 31, 2008. Corresponding author: Hong-Seuk Yang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. Tel: 82-23010-3865, Fax: 82-2-470-1363, E-mail: [email protected] Copyright c Korean Society of Anesthesiologists, 2009 Accele...

Atrial standstill

A 37-year-old male patient was referred to our cardiology division with a longstanding and worsening history of short episodes of dizziness and reduced effort tolerance. He denied any syncope, palpitations or chest pain. His medical history was unremarkable and he took no medication. Family history was negative for cardiac diseases at a young age or premature sudden death. On clinical examinati...

Effect of extrasystoles on idioventricular rhythm.

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