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Published in: Critical Care 1/2011

Open Access 01-02-2011 | Poster presentation

Comparison of nifekalant and amiodarone for resuscitation after cardiopulmonary arrest due to shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation

Authors: N Harayama, S Nihei, Y Isa, H Arai, T Shinjou, K Nagata, M Ueki, K Aibara, M Kamochi

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Nifekalant (NIF) is a pure potassium channel blocker developed in Japan and it has been used widely for treating fatal ventricular tachyarrhythmia since 1999. Because intravenous amiodarone (AMD) was approved in 2007 in Japan, there have been few studies about the comparison of the efficacy of NIF and AMD for resuscitation after cardiopulmonary arrest patients due to shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation. …
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Title
Comparison of nifekalant and amiodarone for resuscitation after cardiopulmonary arrest due to shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation
Authors
N Harayama
S Nihei
Y Isa
H Arai
T Shinjou
K Nagata
M Ueki
K Aibara
M Kamochi
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9711

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