Malignant hyperthermia is a condition that’s often triggered by certain anesthesia drugs and can be life threatening. The condition impacts an estimated 1 in every 100,000 adult surgeries and 1 in ...

Newswise — The discovery and subsequent introduction of dantrolene in 1979 was a major breakthrough in the treatment of malignant hyperthermia (MH) that is responsible for saving hundreds, if not ...

Malignant hyperthermia is a potential side effect or complication that may arise in patients who have received general anesthesia. This adverse event typically occurs during surgery and other invasive ...

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a pharmacogenetic disorder of skeletal muscle calcium regulation. 1 On exposure to certain anaesthetic agents (halogenated inhalational anaesthetics and depolarising ...

Correspondence to: Professor P M Hopkins Malignant Hyperthermia Investigation Unit, Academic Unit of Anaesthesia, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK;p.m.hopkins{at}leeds.ac.uk If you ...

Malignant hyperthermia is when you have an extremely high body temperature caused by certain chemicals or other triggers. If left untreated, malignant hyperthermia can cause death. Hyperthermia is a ...