Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha-2 adrenoreceptor agonist without any effect on the GABA receptor. Its sedative, anxiolytic, analgesic, and sympatholytic activities together with opioid-sparing effects make it suitable for short- and long-term sedation in the intensive care setting. We report our experience with dexmedetomidine use during transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure as an alternative to general anesthesia.
Use of Dexmedetomidine in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (tf-TAVI) Procedures
Coppolino, Francesco;Sansone, Pasquale;Passavanti, Maria Beatrice;Pota, Vincenzo;Aurilio, Caterina;Pace, Maria Caterina
2020
Abstract
Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha-2 adrenoreceptor agonist without any effect on the GABA receptor. Its sedative, anxiolytic, analgesic, and sympatholytic activities together with opioid-sparing effects make it suitable for short- and long-term sedation in the intensive care setting. We report our experience with dexmedetomidine use during transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure as an alternative to general anesthesia.File in questo prodotto:
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