title: [Spinal anesthesia in a patient with congenital complete atrioventricular block].
abstract: Congenital complete atrioventricular block is a rare cardiac conduction abnormality that predisposes to arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. Recommendations for the anesthetic management of patients with this condition are based on the few case reports that have been published. We describe the successful use of spinal anesthesia for ankle osteosynthesis in a patient with asymptomatic congenital complete atrioventricular block detected during preoperative assessment.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital de Traumatología y Rehabilitación La Fe, Valencia. jiruizg@hotmail.com
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Gimeno
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Gimeno
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Femenía
mesh_terms: D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors