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Albuterol and spacer-induced atrial fibrillation
1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ.
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|September 1, 1990
Abstract:
Albuterol used with a spacer device which induced atrial fibrillation is described. Inhaled sympathomimetics have been extensively studied for the treatment of asthma and have generally been found to be safe from cardiac arrhythmias. A review of the literature is presented.