Anesthesia for muscle biopsy to test susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia
Introduction: Malignant hyperthermia is an autosomal dominant pharmacogenetic disorder, characterized by hypermetabolic crisis triggered by halogenated anesthetics and/or succinylcholine. The standard method for diagnosing malignant hyperthermia susceptibility is the in vitro muscle contracture test...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001419300533 |