Cardiovascular Anesthesia — Flashcards

Thiopentone should be avoided in hypovolemic or shock patients because of the significant reduction in _____

_____ is the anticoagulant of choice for patients requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.

What is the inhalational anesthetic of choice in patients with cardiac disease?_____

Cardiopulmonary bypass circuits activate factor _____ which can lead to clotting in the oxygenator.

Which inhalational agent is associated with myocardial depression and sensitization of the myocardium to arrhythmias?_____

Anesthetic agent implicated in coronary steal phenomenon is _____

Drug of choice for intraoperative right heart failure due to pulmonary hypertension