title: The anaesthetist and the cardiac catheterisation laboratory.
abstract: Interventional cardiology is an innovative and expanding field. Anaesthetists are increasingly involved in managing complex congenital and acquired heart lesions in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. This article provides an overview of common lesions encountered in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory, the anaesthetic management of patients with congenital and acquired heart lesions, the procedures performed and the complications encountered during such procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaggar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gillbe
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods