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- Title
Isolated atrial fibrillation (IAF) after local anaesthesia with epinephrine in an anxious dental patient.
- Authors
Manani, G.; Facco, E.; Casiglia, E.; Cancian, M.; Zanette, G.
- Abstract
Cardiac arrhythmias are not uncommon in dental practice, depending on many factors, including patient features, dental treatment and drugs administered. We describe a case of isolated atrial fibrillation (IAF) developed, in a young patient, soon after a supraperiosteal injection. The patient was admitted to hospital and recovered spontaneously. Since stress is a possible cause of IAF, this may has been triggered by endogenous and/or exogenous epinephrine. We highlight the need for careful preoperative evaluation, including anxiety assessment and treatment in all dental patients.
- Subjects
ATRIAL fibrillation; LOCAL anesthesia; ARRHYTHMIA; ADRENALINE; PRACTICE of dentistry
- Publication
British Dental Journal, 2008, Vol 205, Issue 10, p539
- ISSN
0007-0610
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.979