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Intraoperative management of atrial fibrillation in a patient with restrictive cardiomyopathy

A 65-year-old patient with renal amyloidosis presented for Trans Urethral Resection of Prostate (TURP). There were no symptoms pertaining to the cardiorespiratory system. Preoperative investigations showed only secondary cardiomyopathy. Intraoperatively the patient developed atrial fibrillation with...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Arun, Mathew, Shaji, Srinivasan, Nataraj Madagondapalli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885991
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0259-1162.123265
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Sumario:A 65-year-old patient with renal amyloidosis presented for Trans Urethral Resection of Prostate (TURP). There were no symptoms pertaining to the cardiorespiratory system. Preoperative investigations showed only secondary cardiomyopathy. Intraoperatively the patient developed atrial fibrillation with hypotension which was successfully managed by cardioversion.