title: Awake transapical aortic valve implantation using thoracic epidural anesthesia.
abstract: Transapical aortic valve implantation is a minimally invasive, beating-heart procedure that normally requires a general anesthetic. We herein report an 85-year-old patient with impaired pulmonary function who underwent successful transapical aortic valve implantation while awake, using a thoracic epidural anesthetic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Heart Center Leipzig, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. chirojit.mukherjee@med.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Chirojit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.forename: Michael Andrew
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Borger
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kempfert
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schuler
authors.forename: Friedrich Wilhelm
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ender
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000577:Amides; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography; D005283:Fentanyl; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000077212:Ropivacaine
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077212:Ropivacaine; D005283:Fentanyl