Ventricular dysrhythmias following an alfentanil anesthetic in a patient on reserpine for hypertension |
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| Authors: | J. S. Jahr S. Weber |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Anesthesiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. |
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| Abstract: | The case is presented of a hypertensive patient on reserpine, who developed ventricular irritability after administration of alfentanil, a new ultra-short-acting narcotic used in anesthesia. The dysrhythmias resolved after cessation of the offending agent. There are no reported cases of interaction of reserpine and alfentanil in the literature. |
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| Keywords: | Anesthesia opioids arterial hypertension pharmacology reserpine |
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