title: [Strategies for perioperative sympatho-modulation].
abstract: Despite the growing evidence for the efficacy of different sympatho-modulatory therapies to lower perioperative cardiac morbidity and mortality, such therapeutic strategies are rather infrequently used in daily clinical practice. Most physicians involved in perioperative medicine are aware of the increasing literature related to this topic, but only few comply with current clinical practice guidelines even in the absence of contraindications. This review discusses possible explanations for this reluctance and again summarizes the basic and clinical principles of current sympatho-modulatory therapies including alpha(2)-agonism, beta-adrenergic antagonism, and regional anesthetic techniques in modern anesthetic practice. In addition, the emerging perioperative concept of a patient-tailored individualized pharmacotherapy based on "gene profiling", particularly the adrenergic polymorphisms, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wacker
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pasch
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Schaub
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaugg
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000758:Anesthesia; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004363:Drug Utilization; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
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