Hypothesis To evaluate the effects of high thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) on global and
regional myocardial function and on perioperative coronary risk in patients undergoing …

The effects of high thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) on cardiac sympathetic nerve activity,
myocardial blood flow and metabolism, and central hemodynamics were studied in 20 …

Thoracic epidural anesthesia may affect the outcome of patients undergoing coronary artery
bypass graft surgery beneficially by producing superlative perioperative analgesia, stress …

AIM: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of thoracic epidural anesthesia
(TEA) in patients with poor ventricular function undergoing conventional coronary artery …

Adequate postoperative analgesia prevents unnecessary patient discomfort, may decrease
morbidity, may decrease ICU/hospital length of stay, and may thus potentially decrease cost …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perioperative cardioprotective
effect of high thoracic epidural analgesia (HTEA), primarily expressed as an effect on …

Objective: To assess the feasibility of high thoracic epidural anesthesia combined with
sevoflurane for off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and to evaluate the postoperative …

IMPLICATIONS: Awake patients with coronary artery disease underwent high thoracic
epidural anesthesia. The effects on left ventricular (LV) function were quantified using the …

OBJECTIVES:: A possible influence of thoracic epidural analgesia on coronary
hemodynamics and myocardial metabolism in coronary artery bypass grafting was …

Coronary artery disease is a widespread concomitant condition in patients undergoing
surgery (1, 3). The patient with coronary artery disease is susceptible to myocardial …