Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Dec 1998
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Diltiazem compared with placebo in the prevention of myocardial ischemia during non-cardiac surgery].
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of intravenous diltiazem to prevent myocardial ischemia during surgery on patients with ischemic heart disease undergoing non cardiac surgery under general anesthesia. ⋯ Intravenous diltiazem administered to patients with ischemic heart disease under general anesthesia for non cardiac surgery was effective in our study for preventing intraoperative ischemic episodes.