Manuscript Title: Epidural Ropivacaine Infusion Causing Fluctuating Arrhythmia

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  • Moustafa Elsheshtawy
  • Vasudev Virparia
  • Falgun Patel
  • Ashok Khanna
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The material has not been previously published elsewhere and is being considered solely by the American Journal of Medical Case Reports. This case report determined to be “A Healthcare Operations Activity and does not include Human Research – Institutional Review Board approval is not required” by Maimonides Institutional Review Board, an institutional ethics committee.

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تاریخ انتشار 2016