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Sevoflurane is less sensitive than halothane for in vitro detection of malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 2013
Johannsen S, Klingler W, Schneiderbanger D, Heiderich S, Roewer N, Schuster F
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BACKGROUND: Sevoflurane is a known triggering agent of malignant hyperthermia (MH). The present study analyzed different effects of sevoflurane on skeletal muscle of MH susceptible and nonsusceptible individuals in vitro and compared the results to the standardized test protocol with halothane and caffeine. A potential influence of a present ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1) mutation was investigated. METHODS:...
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