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Review
. 1998 Jul;38(1):39-41.
doi: 10.1016/s0300-9572(98)00079-3.

Successful resuscitation using aminophylline in refractory cardiac arrest with asystole

M Perouansky  1 , M Shamir, E Hershkowitz, Y Donchin
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Review

Successful resuscitation using aminophylline in refractory cardiac arrest with asystole

M Perouansky et al. Resuscitation. 1998 Jul.

Abstract

Adenosine antagonists may have therapeutic potential in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Aminophylline, a widely available adenosine antagonist, is not included in the Guidelines for Advanced Life Support by the European Resuscitation Council or the American Heart Association. This report addresses a case of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by inferior wall myocardial infarction in which effective circulation was restored subsequent to aminophylline administration, after prolonged conventional resuscitation had resulted in asystole.

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