title: Nitroglycerin to control blood pressure during endovascular stent-grafting of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms.
abstract: Temporary asystole induced with adenosine or electrically induced ventricular fibrillation has previously been proposed to prevent hypertension during transluminal placement of thoracic endovascular stent-grafts. Nitroglycerin is a safe and less invasive alternative to control blood pressure and, in contrast to the methods mentioned, can also be used during stent-grafting performed under local anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, and the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lachat
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Germann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012449:Safety; D015607:Stents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D005996:Nitroglycerin