Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia Reduces Right Ventricular Systolic Function With Maintained Ventricular-Pulmonary Coupling | Zendy

Jeroen Wink | Zendy; Rob B. P. de Wilde | Zendy; Patrick Wouters | Zendy; E Dörp | Zendy; Bernadette Veering | Zendy; Michel I.M. Versteegh | Zendy; Leon Aarts | Zendy; Paul Steendijk | Zendy

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Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia Reduces Right Ventricular Systolic Function With Maintained Ventricular-Pulmonary Coupling

Author(s) -

Jeroen Wink,

Rob B. P. de Wilde,

Patrick Wouters,

E Dörp,

Bernadette Veering,

Michel I.M. Versteegh,

Leon Aarts,

Paul Steendijk

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.116.022415

Subject(s) - medicine , afterload , anesthesia , cardiology , vascular resistance , pulmonary artery , contractility , stroke volume , cardiac output , ventricular pressure , ejection fraction , blood pressure , heart rate , heart failure

Blockade of cardiac sympathetic fibers by thoracic epidural anesthesia may affect right ventricular function and interfere with the coupling between right ventricular function and right ventricular afterload. Our main objectives were to study the effects of thoracic epidural anesthesia on right ventricular function and ventricular-pulmonary coupling.

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