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Effect of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Ventricular Excitability in a Porcine Model
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Kimberly Howard-Quijano , Tatsuo Takamiya, Erica A. Dale, Kentaro Yamakawa, Wei Zhou, Una Buckley, Aman Mahajan

Anesthesiology · 2017 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Thoracic epidural anesthesia
Ventricular arrhythmias
Cardiac electrophysiology
Video Abstract
Summary

This experimental study investigates the effects of thoracic epidural anesthesia on cardiac electrical activity in pigs. Results show that anesthesia improves ventricular electrical stability and reduces myocardial excitability during sympathetic stimulation, providing insight into the mechanisms through which thoracic epidural anesthesia may suppress dangerous ventricular arrhythmias.

Discipline

Medical Sciences · Cardiology

Publication type

Journal Article

University

University of California, Los Angeles

Country

United States

Video

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