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AREFI S H. SUDDEN VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION DURING CATHE TERIZATION DUE TO LIDOCAINE INFILTRATION FOR LOCAL ANESTHESIA IN A 53 YEAR OLD WOMAN. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1996; 10 (3) :247-248
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SUDDEN VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION DURING CATHE TERIZATION DUE TO LIDOCAINE INFILTRATION FOR LOCAL ANESTHESIA IN A 53 YEAR OLD WOMAN
SEYYED HASSAN AREFI
From the Department of Cardiology, Dr. Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Mrs. Heidari, 53 developed ventricular fibrillation and cardiopulmonary arrest after receiving 15 mL lidocaine 2% for local anesthesia at the Dr. Shariati Hospital Cathlab. There was no identified risk factor for her arrest preoperatively. She had a history of exertional chest pain for about 5 years and an electrocardiogram showed only inverted T-waves at the time of angiography. The case is reviewed in detail and a discussion of lidocaine toxicity is presented.
Keywords: Lidocaine. toxicity; Ventricular fibrillation
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Type of Study: case report | Subject: Cardiovascular Surgery
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