Dexmedetomidine Reduces Incidences of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Adult Patients: A Meta-Analysis.

Qiaonan Zhong Ashish K Umesh Abhishek J Deshmukh Courtney Bennett

Published in: Cardiology research and practice (2022)

From this meta-analysis, we report a decreased incidence of ventricular tachycardia with dexmedetomidine in critically ill patients. This result favors the use of dexmedetomidine for its antiarrhythmic properties.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
systematic review
heart failure
catheter ablation
left ventricular
risk factors
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randomized controlled trial
congenital heart disease
case control