$Treatment of medically and surgically refractory angina pectoris with high thoracic epidural analgesia: Initial clinical experience$

Treatment of medically and surgically refractory angina pectoris with high thoracic epidural analgesia: Initial clinical experience

Surgical sympathectomy can relieve symptoms of angina in patients with refractory angina. However, in these high-risk patients this thoracic surgery may result in significant morbidity and mortality rates. Similar sympathetic blockade can now be produced with high thoracic epidural analgesia (HTEA)....

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American heart journal 1997-06, Vol.133 (6), p.648-655
Hauptverfasser:	Gramling-Babb, Patricia, Miller, Michael J., Reeves, Scott T., Roy, Raymond C., Zile, Michael R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - therapeutic use Analgesia, Epidural - adverse effects Analgesia, Epidural - instrumentation Analgesics - administration & dosage Analgesics - therapeutic use Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage Anesthetics, Local - therapeutic use Angina Pectoris - drug therapy Angina Pectoris - surgery Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Bupivacaine - administration & dosage Bupivacaine - therapeutic use Calcium Channel Blockers - therapeutic use Cardiac Output, Low - complications Cardiology. Vascular system Coronary Artery Bypass Coronary Disease - complications Coronary heart disease Critical Care Female Heart Heparin - therapeutic use Humans Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Nitrates - therapeutic use Nitroglycerin - administration & dosage Nitroglycerin - therapeutic use Patient Discharge Radiography, Interventional Recurrence Retrospective Studies Survival Rate Thoracic Vertebrae Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vasodilator Agents - administration & dosage Vasodilator Agents - therapeutic use
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