Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
The most recent articles from:
J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth.
-
J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2010
Outcome after implantation of cardiac resynchronization/defibrillation systems in patients with congestive heart failure and left bundle-branch block.
The implantation of cardiac resynchronization/defibrillation devices (CRT-Ds) increasingly is used in patients with congestive heart failure and left bundle-branch block. There are no data on the effects of anesthesia and surgery on outcome after implantation. ⋯ In patients with severely impaired cardiac function, general anesthesia for the implantation of a biventricular pacing device can be used with justifiable risk. The method of anesthesia did not influence outcome.