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*Malignant hyperthermia facts Medically Edited by: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

  • Malignant hyperthermia is a severe reaction to particular drugs that are often used during general anesthesia for surgery.
  • Malignant hyperthermia occurs in 1 in 5,000 to 50,000 instances in which people are given anesthetic gases.
  • Muscle rigidity, breakdown of muscle fibers (rhabdomyolysis), a high fever, increased acid levels in the blood and other tissues (acidosis), and a rapid heart rate are some of the effects of this potentially life-threatening condition.
  • Researchers have described at least six forms of malignant hyperthermia susceptibility, which are caused by mutations in different genes. For example, variations of the CACNA1S and RYR1 genes increase the risk of developing malignant hyperthermia.
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner (which means that one c...

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