PMID: 6111130Mar 18, 1981Paper

Anaesthetic arrhythmias: is there rational therapy?

South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde
L H Opie

Abstract

Only some anaesthetic ventricular arrhythmias have a rational basis for therapy which is the use of beta-antagonist agents. Generally ventricular arrhythmias will respond empirically to class I agents. Complex drug interactions may lead to arrhythmias which can be avoided.

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