Rapid ventricular pacing: a novel technique to decrease cardiac output for giant basilar aneurysm surgery

Joseph R Whiteley; Rebecca Payne; Cesar Rodriguez-Diaz; Dilantha B Ellegala; Scott T Reeves

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.04.013

Rapid ventricular pacing: a novel technique to decrease cardiac output for giant basilar aneurysm surgery

J Clin Anesth. 2012 Dec;24(8):656-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.04.013.

Authors

Joseph R Whiteley¹, Rebecca Payne, Cesar Rodriguez-Diaz, Dilantha B Ellegala, Scott T Reeves

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. whitelej@musc.edu

PMID: 23228870
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.04.013

Abstract

A case of a 49 year old man with a giant basilar artery aneurysm requiring rapid ventricular pacing is presented. Rapid ventricular pacing decreased aneurysm size and increased operative exposure, which aided surgical decision making. It also provided decreased wall tension in the aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Output*
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / methods*
Decision Making
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / pathology
Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged