High thoracic epidural analgesia for relief of coronary ischemia syndrome without cardiac surgery

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-86

  Gramling Babb, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine infusions; Cardiac ischemic physiology; Dupen catheter; Epiport; Intractible angina; Sympathetic blockade; Thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUPIVACAINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; PLACEBO;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 37349037557     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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