Con: Thoracic epidural anesthesia is not indicated in the treatment of unstable angina

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-111

  Kleinman, Bruce ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Coronary care unit; Epidural analgesia, coronary artery disease; Epidural anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANTICOAGULANTS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031065943     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(97)90265-2     Document Type: Article

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