Open AccessCardioprotective effect of sevoflurane in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing vascular surgery
Author(s) -
Ahmed Sobhy Bassuoni,
Yasser Mohamed Amr
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.97024
Subject(s) - medicine , sevoflurane , propofol , anesthesia , intensive care unit , troponin i , coronary artery disease , anesthetic , cardiology , myocardial infarction
The present study was conducted to evaluate the cardioprotective effect of sevoflurane compared with propofol in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing peripheral vascular surgery; and to address the question whether a volatile anesthetic might improve cardiac outcome in these patients.