title: Intraoperative management of atrial fibrillation in a patient with restrictive cardiomyopathy.
abstract: A 65-year-old patient with renal amyloidosis presented for Trans Urethral Resection of Prostate (TURP). There were no symptoms pertaining to the cardiorespiratory system. Preoperative investigations showed only secondary cardiomyopathy. Intraoperatively the patient developed atrial fibrillation with hypotension which was successfully managed by cardioversion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: Shaji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Nataraj Madagondapalli
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; renal amyloidosis; secondary cardiomyopathy