title: Anaesthetic considerations in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. A review and report of cases.
abstract: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is a common cardiac dysrhythmia which may or may not be associated with heart disease. The underlying mechanisms in the genesis of this dysrhythmia are alterations in automaticity or re-entry of the cardiac impulse. These mechanisms are reviewed in the context of the stresses of the peri-operative and operative periods. The anaesthetic management of three patients, particularly prone to paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, is described based on principles derived from the pathophysiology of re-entrant or ectopic atrial tachydysrhythmias.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D011433:Propranolol