A Narrative Review for Anesthesiologists of the 2017 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

Adam A Dalia; Michael Essandoh; Brett Cronin; Nasir Hussain; Neal S Gerstein; Peter Schulman

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2019.01.004

A Narrative Review for Anesthesiologists of the 2017 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jun;33(6):1722-1730. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.01.004. Epub 2019 Jan 4.

Authors

Adam A Dalia¹, Michael Essandoh², Brett Cronin³, Nasir Hussain², Neal S Gerstein⁴, Peter Schulman⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, CA.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR.

PMID: 30685157
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.01.004

Abstract

This is a review of the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines with guidance for intraoperative physicians. Ventricular arrhythmias occurring during the perioperative period have the potential for significant morbidity and mortality. Hence, an in-depth knowledge of VA mechanisms, prevention, and management is crucial for all clinicians caring for these at-risk patients in the perioperative period. Perioperative optimization of patients with a known or suspected VA should be tailored to the specific patient population and condition as outlined in this manuscript.

Keywords: 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines; ICD; intraoperative arrhythmias; pacemaker; prevention of sudden cardiac death; ventricular arrhythmias.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

American Heart Association*
Anesthesiologists / standards*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / complications
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy*
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / standards*
Cardiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Societies, Medical*
United States