Diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia susceptibility during CABG surgery.
A 55-year-old man presented for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Malignant hyperthermia (MH) was suspected in his family. This case report describes a diagnostic approach to obtain a definite MH diagnosis by performing an in vitro contracture test at the time of CABG surgery in combination with molecular genetic investigations.
Girard
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Department of Anesthesiology, Kantonsspital/University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. thierry.girard@unibas.ch
Bally
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Langer
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Schürch
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D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D010375:Pedigree