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Progression of first degree heart block to high-grade second degree block during spinal anaesthesia
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'Anesthesie
|February 1, 1992
Abstract:
A case is presented in which a patient with pre-existing first degree heart block developed high-grade second degree heart block during spinal anaesthesia. Progression of the block was associated with blockade of cardiac sympathetic neurons induced by spinal anaesthesia. This suggests that patients with pre-existing heart block may be at increased risk for development of higher grade block during spinal anaesthesia.