Awake transapical aortic valve implantation using thoracic epidural anesthesia.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.052.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Amides
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Anesthetics, Local
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Fentanyl
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures