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Analgesic and Antihyperalgesic Properties of Propofol in a Human Pain Model by BANDSCHAPP, Oliver, FILITZ, Joerg, IHMSEN, Harald, BERSET, Andreas, URWYLER, Albert, KOPPERT, Wolfgang, RUPPEN, Wilhelm

“…Propofol (Disoprivan, AstraZeneca AG, Zug, Switzerland) has long been considered to be nonanalgesic. However, accumulating evidence shows that propofol…”
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Molecular genetic testing for malignant hyperthermia susceptibility by GIRARD, Thierry, TREVES, Susan, VORONKOV, Evgueni, SIEGEMUND, Martin, URWYLER, Albert

“…For more than 30 yr, the in vitro contracture test (IVCT) was the only appropriate diagnostic tool for malignant hyperthermia (MH). After the introduction of…”
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B-lymphocytes from Malignant Hyperthermia-susceptible Patients Have an Increased Sensitivity to Skeletal Muscle Ryanodine Receptor Activators by Girard, Thierry, Cavagna, Dario, Padovan, Elisabetta, Spagnoli, Giulio, Urwyler, Albert, Zorzato, Francesco, Treves, Susan

“…Malignant hyperthemia (MH) is a pharmacogenetic disease triggered by volatile anesthetics and succinylcholine in genetically predisposed individuals. The…”
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Rare, Potentially Fatal, Poorly Understood Propofol Infusion Syndrome by Annen, Eva, Girard, Thierry, Urwyler, Albert

“…We present the case of a 7-year old boy with traumatic brain injury who received propofol during 38 h. Thirty-six hours after cessation of propofol infusion…”
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Genotype-phenotype comparison of the Swiss malignant hyperthermia population by Girard, Thierry, Urwyler, Albert, Censier, Kathrin, Mueller, Clemens R., Zorzato, Francesco, Treves, Susan

“…Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a potentially lethal pharmacogenetic disease, triggered by inhalative anesthetics or depolarizing muscle relaxants in…”
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Identification of Novel Mutations in the Ryanodine-Receptor Gene (RYR1) in Malignant Hyperthermia: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation by Manning, Bernadette M., Quane, Kathleen A., Ording, Helle, Urwyler, Albert, Tegazzin, Vincenzo, Lehane, Mary, O'Halloran, John, Hartung, Edmund, Giblin, Linda M., Lynch, Patrick J., Vaughan, Pat, Censier, Kathrin, Bendixen, Diana, Comi, Giacomo, Heytens, Luc, Monsieurs, Koen, Fagerlund, Tore, Wolz, Werner, Heffron, James J.A., Muller, Clemens R., McCarthy, Tommie V.

“…Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a pharmacogenetic disorder of skeletal muscle that is triggered in genetically predisposed individuals by common anesthetics and…”
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Malignant hyperthermia: presymptomatic screening and treatment 2011 by Urwyler, Albert

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BMI and malignant hyperthermia pathogenic ryanodine receptor type 1 sequence variants in Switzerland: A retrospective cohort analysis by Gonzalez, Asensio, Girard, Thierry, Dell-Kuster, Salome, Urwyler, Albert, Bandschapp, Oliver

“…Ryanodine receptor type 1 (RYR1) sequence variants are pathogenic for malignant hyperthermia. Variant carriers have a subtle increase in resting myoplasmic…”
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Consensus guidelines on perioperative management of malignant hyperthermia suspected or susceptible patients from the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group by Rüffert, Henrik, Bastian, Börge, Bendixen, Diana, Girard, Thierry, Heiderich, Sebastian, Hellblom, Anna, Hopkins, Philip M, Johannsen, Stephan, Snoeck, Marc M, Urwyler, Albert, Glahn, Klaus P E

“…Malignant hyperthermia is a potentially fatal condition, in which genetically predisposed individuals develop a hypermetabolic reaction to potent inhalation…”
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Tropisetron blocks analgesic action of acetaminophen: A human pain model study by Bandschapp, Oliver, Filitz, Joerg, Urwyler, Albert, Koppert, Wolfgang, Ruppen, Wilhelm

“…Because the mechanism underlying the analgesic action of acetaminophen remains unclear, we investigated the possible interaction of acetaminophen with central…”
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Effect of L-carnitine supplementation on the body carnitine pool, skeletal muscle energy metabolism and physical performance in male vegetarians by Novakova, Katerina, Kummer, Oliver, Bouitbir, Jamal, Stoffel, Sonja D, Hoerler-Koerner, Ulrike, Bodmer, Michael, Roberts, Paul, Urwyler, Albert, Ehrsam, Rolf, Krähenbühl, Stephan

“…PURPOSE: More than 95 % of the body carnitine is located in skeletal muscle, where it is essential for energy metabolism. Vegetarians ingest less carnitine and…”
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Increasing the number of diagnostic mutations in malignant hyperthermia by Levano, Soledad, Vukcevic, Mirko, Singer, Martine, Matter, Anja, Treves, Susan, Urwyler, Albert, Girard, Thierry

“…Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by abnormal calcium homeostasis in skeletal muscle in response to triggering…”
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Resequencing array for gene variant detection in malignant hyperthermia and butyrylcholinestherase deficiency by Levano, Soledad, Gonzalez, Asensio, Singer, Martine, Demougin, Philippe, Rueffert, Henrik, Urwyler, Albert, Girard, Thierry

“…Highlights • A new array for full-length genotyping of RyR1, CACNA1S and BCHE genes is presented. • The arrays detected all the tested causative mutations for…”
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Contractile function and energy metabolism of skeletal muscle in rats with secondary carnitine deficiency by Roberts, Paul A, Bouitbir, Jamal, Bonifacio, Annalisa, Singh, François, Kaufmann, Priska, Urwyler, Albert, Krähenbühl, Stephan

“…The consequences of carnitine depletion upon metabolic and contractile characteristics of skeletal muscle remain largely unexplored. Therefore, we investigated…”
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High dose amino acid administration achieves an anabolic response in type 2 diabetic patients that is independent of glycaemic control: A randomized clinical trial by Gillis, Chelsia, Roque, Patricia S, Bläss, Jürgen, Urwyler, Albert, Schepperle, Harald, Kunz, Guido, Peters, Thomas, Schricker, Thomas, Wykes, Linda, Kopp Lugli, Andrea

“…Summary Background & aims Surgical stress provokes protein catabolism and hyperglycaemia that is enhanced in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and…”
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Case Scenario: Increased End-tidal Carbon Dioxide: A Diagnostic Dilemma by TAUTZ, Timothy J, URWYLER, Albert, ANTOGNINI, Joseph F

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Serious Complications Associated with External Intrathecal Catheters Used in Cancer Pain Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by APRILI, Daniel, BANDSCHAPP, Oliver, ROCHLITZ, Christoph, UNWYLER, Albert, RUPPEN, Wilhelm

“…Potential risks of intrathecal catheters in cancer patients include infection, bleeding, and neurologic injury. A systematic review and a pooled analysis of…”
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Not Every Hypermetabolic State Is Due to Malignant Hyperthermia by Girard, Thierry, Urwyler, Albert

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All Valve Malfunctions Are Not the Same by Antognini, Joseph F., Tautz, Timothy, Urwyler, Albert

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Language difficulties in outpatients and their impact on a chronic pain unit in Northwest Switzerland by Ruppen, Wilhelm, Bandschapp, Oliver, Urwyler, Albert

“…Many foreign patients attending our pain clinic are unable to understand one of the four Swiss national languages and are also unable to speak English…”
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