The influence of anesthesia on prolongation of QTc interval in patients that underwent an open-heart surgery
Introduction: Prolongation of QTc interval may cause cardiac electrical instability resulting in polymorphic ventricular tachycardia of the "torsades de pointes" type, as well as ventricular fibrillation and sudden death. It is known that anesthetics, laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation h...
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University of Belgrade, Medical Faculty
2020-01-01
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Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0369-1527/2020/0369-15272001007B.pdf |