Awake Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation Using Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia

Transapical aortic valve implantation is a minimally invasive, beating-heart procedure that normally requires a general anesthetic. We herein report an 85-year-old patient with impaired pulmonary function who underwent successful transapical aortic valve implantation while awake, using a thoracic ep...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2009-09, Vol.88 (3), p.992-994
Hauptverfasser:	Mukherjee, Chirojit, MD, Walther, Thomas, MD, PhD, Borger, Michael Andrew, MD, PhD, Kempfert, Joerg, MD, Schuler, Gerhard, MD, PhD, Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm, MD, PhD, Ender, Joerg, MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Amides Anesthesia, Epidural Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Anesthetics, Local Aortic Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cardiothoracic Surgery Echocardiography Fentanyl Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods Heart Ventricles - surgery Humans Male Medical sciences Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods Pneumology Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Transapical aortic valve implantation is a minimally invasive, beating-heart procedure that normally requires a general anesthetic. We herein report an 85-year-old patient with impaired pulmonary function who underwent successful transapical aortic valve implantation while awake, using a thoracic epidural anesthetic.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.052