title: Anesthetic management of patients with cardiac disease.
abstract: The course of anesthesia for patients with cardiac disease includes assessment and management of complications during the entire perioperative period. A thorough understanding of the pharmacology of anesthetic drugs and their interactions with medications taken by patients with heart disease is of utmost importance. The rapid changes in intraoperative circulatory status may often necessitate second-to-second invasive monitoring techniques to maintain stability. Finally, knowledge of complications occurring commonly in such patients allows the anesthesiologist to prepare ahead of time for corrective measures which may be lifesaving.
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002302:Cardiac Output; D004071:Digitalis Glycosides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D007022:Hypotension / Q000628:therapy; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D010808:Physical Examination; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004071:Digitalis Glycosides