Outcome After Implantation of Cardiac Resynchronization/Defibrillation Systems in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and Left Bundle-Branch Block

• Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 30 - 36
• Main Authors: Pfau, Giselher, MD, Schilling, Thomas, MD, DEAA, Kozian, Alf, MD, Lux, Anke, MSc, Götte, A., MD, Huth, Christof, MD, Hachenberg, Thomas, MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2010
• Subjects: Aged; Anesthesia & Perioperative Care; Anesthesia, General - methods; anesthetic management; Bundle-Branch Block - therapy; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - methods; cardiac resynchronization/defibrillation devices; cardiac resynchronization/defibrillation therapy; congestive heart failure; Critical Care; Defibrillators, Implantable; Electric Countershock - instrumentation; Electric Countershock - methods; Female; Heart Failure - therapy; Humans; left bundle-branch block; Male; Middle Aged; mortality; Odds Ratio; Postoperative Care; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; cardiac resynchronization/defibrillation devices; mortality; congestive heart failure; cardiac resynchronization/defibrillation therapy; anesthetic management; left bundle-branch block

Objective The implantation of cardiac resynchronization/defibrillation devices (CRT-Ds) increasingly is used in patients with congestive heart failure and left bundle-branch block. There are no data on the effects of anesthesia and surgery on outcome after implantation. Design A retrospective, obser...