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标题: CASE : Ischemic Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [打印本页]
作者: xyz-cn99 时间: 2009-8-21 18:09
标题: CASE : Ischemic Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
the case from Yao and Artusio's Anesthesiology: Problem-Oriented Patient Management
A 57-year-old man with triple coronary artery disease was scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting. He had a myocardial infarction 7 months ago. He was taking nitroglycerin, digoxin, propranolol, isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil), and nifedipine. His blood pressure was 120/80 mm Hg and his heart rate 60 beats per minute.
- Medical Disease and Differential Diagnosis
- What is triple-vessel coronary artery disease? Name the branches of the coronary arteries.
- What are the indications for coronary artery bypass grafting?
- What is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty? Discuss its indications, contraindications, and results.
- What are the results of coronary artery bypass surgery?
- Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation
- What preoperative tests would you order?
- How do you evaluate the patient's left ventricular function?
- What are the three major determinants of myocardial oxygen consumption? How are they measured clinically?
- What are the rate pressure product and the triple index?
- What factors determine myocardial oxygen supply?
- Would you discontinue digoxin? Why? What is its half-life?
- Would you discontinue propranolol? Why? What is its half-life? What is the role of file:///H:/images/special/betalower.gif-adrenergic blockers in treating congestive heart failure?
- If the patient who is on propranolol develops hypotension intraoperatively, how would you manage it?
- What is nifedipine? How does it work?
- How would you premedicate the patient? Why?
- Intraoperative Management C.I. Before Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- How do you monitor the patient?
- What is the Allen test?
- Why do you need both esophageal and rectal temperatures?
- How would you know whether the Swan–Ganz catheter is in the right ventricle or the pulmonary artery?
- What is normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure?
- Is it necessary to monitor pulmonary artery pressure for coronary artery operations?
- What are the complications of Swan–Ganz catheterization?
- What are the hemodynamic consequences of myocardial ischemia? How can you detect myocardial ischemia? Is pulmonary capillary wedge pressure a sensitive indicator of myocardial ischemia?
- How would you monitor electrocardiograms? Why V5? If you do not have precordial leads in your electrocardiography machine, how can you monitor the left ventricle?
- Discuss the principles and clinical applications of intraoperative transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography.
- How would you induce anesthesia?
- How would you maintain anesthesia?
- What is the better anesthetic agent for this operation: an inhalation or intravenous agent?
- What are the cardiovascular effects of halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, desflurane, sevoflurane, morphine, and fentanyl?
- Is isoflurane dangerous for the patient with coronary artery disease?
- What is the cardiovascular effect of nitrous oxide?
- What kind of muscle relaxant would you use? Why?
- If ST-segment depression is seen during surgery, how would you treat it? What is the relationship between perioperative myocardial ischemia and postoperative myocardial infarction?
- Would you use prophylactic nitroglycerin during coronary artery bypass grafting to prevent intraoperative myocardial ischemia or perioperative myocardial infarction?
- How would you correct hypertension?
- How would you treat hypotension?
- What are the indications for intravenous propranolol or esmolol during surgery? How much would you give? What are the relative contraindications?
- How would you correct increased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure?
- During sternal splitting, would you do something?
- Would you monitor pulmonary capillary wedge pressure continuously? Why?
- Discuss autologous transfusion and blood conservation for cardiac surgery.
C.II. During Cardiopulmonary Bypass - What anticoagulant would you give before cardiopulmonary bypass? How much would you give? What is its mechanism?
- What is the half-life of heparin? How is it eliminated?
- How do you monitor heparin dosage? What is the activated coagulation time test?
- What is total cardiopulmonary bypass? What is partial bypass?
- What is the purpose of venting the left ventricle? How can it be done?
- How many types of oxygenators are there? What are the advantages of each type?
- What kind of priming solution would you use? How much priming solution would you use? Would you prime with blood or not? Why?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of hemodilution?
- What kind of pumps do you use? Are they pulsatile or not?
- How do you monitor the patient during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- How much blood pressure would you keep during cardiopulmonary bypass? Why?
- How would you treat hypotension during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- How would you treat hypertension (a mean arterial pressure of >100 mm Hg)?
- How do you prepare an intravenous infusion of sodium nitroprusside and nitroglycerin? What are the usual doses? Which do you prefer to use?
- How much pump flow would you maintain during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- How would you adjust the pump flow during hypothermia?
- How would you adjust the pump flow during hemodilution?
- What are the advantages of hypothermia? Does hypothermia offer neuroprotection?
- How does blood viscosity change during hypothermia and hemodilution?
- What are the main causes of death associated with accidental hypothermia?
- Would you give anesthesia during cardiopulmonary bypass? Why?
- Would you give muscle relaxants during cardiopulmonary bypass? How is the action of muscle relaxant affected during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- How do you know the patient is well perfused during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- How much gas flow would you use for the oxygenator? What kind of gas would you use? Why?
- What are the disadvantages of low PaCO 2 during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- The arterial blood gases and electrolytes during cardiopulmonary bypass are as follows: pH, 7.36; PaCO 2, 42 mm Hg; PaO 2, 449 mm Hg; CO2 content, 24 mEq/L; sodium, 128 mEq/L; potassium, 5.8 mEq/L; and hematocrit, 20%. The patient's temperature is 27circC. At what temperature are blood gases measured? How would you correct the blood gases according to the patient's body temperature? Would you treat the arterial blood gas abnormalities at 37circC or at the patient's body temperature?
- If the blood level of the oxygenator is low, what would you replace it with, blood or balanced salt solution?
- How do you know the fluid balance during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- How would you preserve the myocardium during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- What is the cardioplegic solution? How much would you use?
- For how long a period can the aorta be cross-clamped?
- Why does urine become pink after 2 hours of cardiopulmonary bypass? What is the renal threshold for plasma hemoglobin?
- At what temperature can the patient be weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass?
- Why does it take longer to rewarm than to cool the patient by the pump oxygenator?
- How would you defibrillatethe heart internally during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- Why is calcium chloride usually administered right before the patient comes off the pump?
- If the heart rate is 40 beats per minute, what should you do?
- How does the blood sugar level change during cardiopulmonary bypass? Why? Does hyperglycemia increase neurologic complications during cardiopulmonary bypass?
- What are the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on platelet and coagulation factors?
- How would you prepare for termination of cardiopulmonary bypass?
- How would you decide the need for inotropic support?
C.III. After Cardiopulmonary Bypass - How would you reverse heparin? How much protamine would you use?
- What is the action mechanism of protamine?
- What are the complications of too much protamine?
- Why did the patient develop hypotension after protamine was administered? How do you treat and prevent this condition?
- What are the indications for intraaortic balloon pump?
- What are the principles of intraaortic balloon pump?
- What are the complications of intraaortic balloon pump?
- Can pulmonary artery wedge pressure represent left ventricular end-diastolic volume after coronary artery bypass grafting?
- Postoperative Management
- What are the postoperative complications?
- Would you reverse the muscle relaxants? Why?
- When will you wean the patient from the respirator?
- What criteria would you use in deciding when to wean the patient from the respirator?
作者: xyz-cn99 时间: 2009-8-21 18:21
A. Medical Disease and Differential Diagnosis
A.1. What is triple-vessel coronary artery disease? Name the branches of the coronary arteries.
Triple-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD) usually involves the following: - The right coronary artery (RCA)
- The left anterior descending artery (LADA)
- The left circumflex artery (LCX)
The branches of coronary arteries are shown in Fig. 7.1. The sinus node is supplied by the RCA in about 50% to 60% of humans and by the LCX in the remaining 40% to 50%. The atrioventricular node (AVN) is provided by the RCA in 85% to 90% of humans and by the LCX in the remaining 10% to 15%; therefore, the RCA is dominant in 85% to 90% of patients. The most common arteries for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are the LADA, the obtuse marginal artery, and the posterior descending artery.
A.2. What are the indications for coronary artery bypass grafting?
The indications for CABG consist of the need for improvement in the quality or quantity of life. Patients whose angina is not controlled by medical treatment or who have unacceptable side effects with such management should be considered for coronary revascularization.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is currently accepted as the initial procedure of choice in selected patients with obstructive CAD. Since its introduction in 1978, PTCA has redefined the candidates for elective surgical myocardial revascularization. Patients with proximal discrete coronary artery stenosis are being referred for PTCA. The candidates who are not suitable for PTCA are usually referred for CABG. The candidates for CABG are usually older patients with more diffuse CAD and decreased left ventricular function. The following are indications for CABG: - Unstable angina pectoris or episodes of prolonged myocardial ischemia
- Unacceptable angina pectoris, despite optimal medical therapy
- Repeated episodes of myocardial ischemia after myocardial infarction
- Prinzmetal angina (variant angina) with coronary artery obstruction
- High-grade left main coronary artery obstruction, triple- or double-vessel obstruction, or proximal LADA obstruction
- Acute myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, intractable ventricular arrhythmias
- Stable angina pectoris that interferes with desired lifestyle
A.3. What is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty? Discuss its indications, contraindications, and results.
PTCA has developed rapidly since its introduction by Gruentzig in 1977. It is now an acceptable method of treating selected patients who have angina pectoris. This technique involves the passage of a small (3-French) catheter into the involved coronary artery and through the stenosis. With the balloon portion of the catheter straddling the stenosis, inflations are performed that result in enlargement of the stenotic lumen. The luminal widening is achieved by a controlled injury involving to a varying degree plaque compression, intimal fissures, and medial stretching.
The indications for PTCA have changed recently. With the available technology, PTCA is considered a therapeutic option in any individual with disabling ischemic symptoms despite good medical therapy and focal obstructive coronary disease regardless of cause. The indications for PTCA are as follows: - Isolated discrete proximal single-vessel disease
- Proximal double-vessel disease
- Post–CABG surgery with new stenotic lesions or stenosis at distal anastomoses
- Restenosis after PTCA
- Contraindications to CABG
- Coronary stenosis after cardiac transplantation
- Occluded vessels within the last 6 months and less than 15 mm in length
- Post–streptokinase therapy for revascularization
PTCA is contraindicated in the following: - Left main CAD in which the distal vessels are not protected by at least one completely patent bypass graft
- Multivessel disease with severe diffuse atherosclerosis
- Absence of significant obstructing lesion
- Absence of a formal cardiac surgical program within the institution
The results of PTCA are as follows: The primary success rate is about 90%. The restenosis rate is about 30% 6 months after the procedure. Dilation is again performed with a 90% success rate. The artery tends to remain patent after the second angioplasty. With the introduction of the coronary stent, the restenosis rate after PTCA has been decreasing.
A.4. What are the results of coronary artery bypass surgery?
Kuan, Bernstein, and Ellestad reported a perioperative myocardial infarction rate of 4% to 6%. The overall operative mortality rate of CABG at major medical centers is about 1%. Reoperation is associated with a higher operative mortality, about 2% to 3%. Rahimtoola and colleagues studied the status of patients who had coronary bypass surgery for unstable angina 10 years previously. The 1-month mortality rate was 1.8%. The 5-year survival rate was 92%, and the 10-year survival rate was 83%. Coronary bypass surgery was repeated at a rate of 1% to 2% per year; 81% of patients were angina free or had only mild angina. Loop and colleagues found that the 10-year survival rate among the group receiving the internal mammary artery graft, compared with the group receiving the vein grafts (exclusive of hospital deaths), was 93.4% versus 88% for those with one-vessel disease; 90.0% versus 79.5% for those with two-vessel disease; and 82.6% versus 71.0% for those with three-vessel disease. At the end of the first 10 postoperative years, the patency of internal mammary artery grafts is 85% to 95%, whereas the patency of saphenous vein grafts is only 38% to 45%.
A systematic overview of the seven randomized trials that compared coronary bypass surgery with medical therapy between 1972 and 1984 yielded 2,649 patients. Patients undergoing CABG had a significantly lower mortality at 5, 7, and 10 years, but by 10 years, 41% of the patients initially randomized to medical therapy had undergone CABG. Thus, coronary bypass surgery prolongs survival in patients with significant left main CAD irrespective of symptoms, in patients with multivessel disease and impaired left ventricular function, and in patients with three-vessel disease that includes the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (irrespective of left ventricular function). Surgical therapy also has been demonstrated to prolong life in patients with two-vessel disease and left ventricular dysfunction, particularly in those with a critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. Although no study has documented a survival benefit with surgical treatment in patients with single-vessel disease, there is some evidence that such patients who have impaired left ventricular function have a poor long-term survival rate. Such patients with angina and/or evidence of ischemia at a low or moderate level of exercise, especially those with obstruction of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery, may benefit from coronary revascularization by either angioplasty or bypass surgery.
作者: xyz-cn99 时间: 2009-8-21 18:29
B. Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation
B.1. What preoperative tests would you order?
In addition to the routine systemic examinations of all organ systems, special attention should be paid to circulatory functions.
- Renal function: urinalysis, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine
- Hepatic function: bilirubin, albumin/globulin, alkaline phosphatase, serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
- Pulmonary function: baseline arterial blood gas analyses, spirometry as indicated, chest x-ray film
- Hematologic function: complete blood cell count, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time (PTT), platelet counts
- Metabolism: electrolytes and blood sugar
- Cardiovascular function: resting and exercise electrocardiograms (ECGs), cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography, left ventricular function, location and severity of coronary occlusion, and echocardiography
B.2. How do you evaluate the patient's left ventricular function?
- By the history of myocardial infarction and angina
- By symptoms and signs of left ventricular failure, dyspnea, nocturnal orthopnea, pitting edema
- Cardiac catheterization, angiography, and echocardiography
- Ejection fraction (EF) (normal 65%)
- Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) or pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) (normal, 6 to 15 mm Hg)
- Left ventricular wall motion: akinesia, hypokinesia, or dyskinesia
- Cardiac index (normal, 3 L per minute per squared meter)
- End-systolic pressure volume relationship from multiple pressure–volume loops
(See Chapter 8, section A.3.)
B.3. What are the three major determinants of myocardial oxygen consumption? How are they measured clinically?
The three major determinants of myocardial oxygen consumption are myocardial wall tension, contractility, and heart rate (HR). They are measured as follows: Myocardial Wall Tension - Preload: left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), LVEDP, left atrial pressure, or PCWP
- Afterload: systolic ventricular pressure or systolic blood pressure (SBP) if there is no aortic stenosis
Contractility - Invasive technique: maximal velocity of contraction (Vmax), pressure/time indices of ventricle, or left ventricular end-systolic pressure/volume ratio
- Noninvasive technique: preejection period/left ventricular ejection time, and ventricular wall motion by echocardiography
Heart Rate
.4. What are the rate pressure product and the triple index?