Open AccessComparison of left internal mammary artery diameter before and after left stellate ganglion block
Author(s) -
Divya Gopal,
Naveen G Singh,
A M Jagadeesh,
Ajay V Ture,
Ashwini Thimmarayappa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9784.119161
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , artery , cardiology , vasodilation , stellate ganglion , heart rate , vasospasm , angina , anesthesia , myocardial infarction , alternative medicine , pathology , subarachnoid hemorrhage
Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is the preferred arterial conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting. Various pharmacological agents are known to increase LIMA blood flow. Sympathetic blockade mediated by stellate ganglion block (SGB) has been used to provide vasodilatation in the upper extremities and in the treatment of refractory angina. We investigated effect of left stellate ganglion block (LSGB) on LIMA diameter.