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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Main Authors: Helga Cristina Almeida da Silva, Elton Shinji Onari, Isac de Castro, Marcelo Vaz Perez, Alexandre Hortensi, José Luiz Gomes do Amaral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001419300533

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