Case report: increased myocardial irritability with halothane and aminophylline.
Increased cardiac sensitivity to epinephrine during halothane anesthesia has been well documented; however, there are few reports of increased cardiac irritability due to interaction between halothane anesthesia and aminophylline. The following case report is suggestive of such an interaction resulting in ventricular tachycardia.
D000628:Aminophylline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006221:Halothane / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000628:Aminophylline; D006221:Halothane