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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol · Sep 2007
Case ReportsDexmedetomidine related cardiac arrest in a patient with permanent pacemaker; a cautionary tale.
- Arti N Shah, Jayanthi Koneru, Alina Nicoara, Lara B Goldfeder, Kurian Thomas, and Frederick A Ehlert.
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine-Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, New York 11373, USA. ArtiShah_2000@yahoo.com
- Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2007 Sep 1;30(9):1158-60.
AbstractDexmedetomidine (Precedex), an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist is frequently and safely used as sedative agent during surgical procedures. We report a case of a 76-year-old woman who developed cardiac arrest from the use of dexmedetomidine during pacemaker lead extraction procedure.
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