title: Rapid ventricular pacing: a novel technique to decrease cardiac output for giant basilar aneurysm surgery.
abstract: A case of a 49 year old man with a giant basilar artery aneurysm requiring rapid ventricular pacing is presented. Rapid ventricular pacing decreased aneurysm size and increased operative exposure, which aided surgical decision making. It also provided decreased wall tension in the aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. whitelej@musc.edu
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Whiteley
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Cesar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Diaz
authors.forename: Dilantha B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Ellegala
authors.forename: Scott T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Reeves
mesh_terms: D002302:Cardiac Output; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged