Influence of the thoracic epidural anesthesia on the left ventricular function: an echocardiographic study.

CONCLUSIONS: The net effect of TEA in awake patients is a reduction of HR and LV systolic function, which results in a reduction of the CO and the MAP. The effect of TEA on LV diastolic function remains to be addressed by larger studies. PMID: 28094481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Anestesiologica - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Minerva Anestesiol Source Type: research