title: [Regional anesthesia for patients with cardiac diseases].
abstract: This review explores the effects of central neural blockade on cardiovascular system in healthy patients and for patients with common cardiovascular disease (ischemic heart disease, rheumatic valve disorders, cardiomyopathy). Central regional blockade poses these patients at some extent of risk due to possible hemodynamic instability because of effects of blockade on peripheral vessels and heart. High epidural anesthesia has favourable effects on coronary vessels. It increases diameter of epicardial coronary stenosis, reduces the ST segment depression, provides pain relief for patients with unstable angina, does not affect myocardial contractility. Recommendations are made about applying the central regional anesthesia for these patients; prevention and treatment of hypotension are discussed; and peculiarities of central regional anesthesia for patients taking anticoagulants are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Anesthesiology, Kaunas University of Medicine, 3007 Kaunas, Lithuania. marchert@kmu.lt
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marchertiene
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D000075202:Contraindications; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
vernacular_title: Regionine anestezija, taikoma sirdies ligomis sergantiems ligoniams.