Ventricular arrhythmias associated with hypoglycaemia

Hypoglycaemia commonly manifests as increased sympathetic discharge or as neuroglycopaenia in the awake patient. This case may represent an example of the effect of hypoglycaemia on the heart giving rise to ventricular tachycardia, which promptly resolved at the time of correction of hypoglycaemia.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anaesthesia and intensive care 2000-12, Vol.28 (6), p.698-700
1. Verfasser:	CHELLIAH, Y. R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anesthesia Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Electrocardiography Fatal Outcome Gangrene - complications Gangrene - surgery General anesthesia. Technics. Complications. Neuromuscular blocking. Premedication. Surgical preparation. Sedation Humans Hypoglycemia - complications Male Medical sciences Postoperative Complications Tachycardia, Ventricular - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Hypoglycaemia commonly manifests as increased sympathetic discharge or as neuroglycopaenia in the awake patient. This case may represent an example of the effect of hypoglycaemia on the heart giving rise to ventricular tachycardia, which promptly resolved at the time of correction of hypoglycaemia.
ISSN:	0310-057X 1448-0271
DOI:	10.1177/0310057x0002800617