Pulmonary hypertension and noncardiac surgery: implications for the anesthesiologist

Leila Hosseinian

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2013.11.017

Pulmonary hypertension and noncardiac surgery: implications for the anesthesiologist

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Aug;28(4):1064-74. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.11.017. Epub 2014 Mar 24.

Author

Leila Hosseinian¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Electronic address: leila.hosseinian@mountsinai.org.

PMID: 24675000
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.11.017

No abstract available

Keywords: afterload reduction therapy; anesthesia; complication; noncardiac surgery; pulmonary artery pressure; pulmonary hypertension; risk factors.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Anesthesia / methods*
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
Hypertension, Pulmonary / prevention & control*
Perioperative Care / methods*
Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects*