Suspected Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Pacing Atria During Cerebral Bypass Surgery: A Case Report
Somatosensory evoked potentials are commonly utilized during surgery to assess the function of the central nervous system. We present a case of a 48-year-old female patient undergoing cerebral bypass surgery who was noted to have reproducible, stimulation frequency-dependent heart rate changes that...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Anesthesiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/cria/2637445 |
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| Summary: | Somatosensory evoked potentials are commonly utilized during surgery to assess the function of the central nervous system. We present a case of a 48-year-old female patient undergoing cerebral bypass surgery who was noted to have reproducible, stimulation frequency-dependent heart rate changes that coincided with somatosensory evoked potentials stimulation. We hypothesize that the somatosensory evoked potential stimulation current was depolarizing a foci of atrial myocytes, resulting in the initiation of the cardiac cycle. |
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| ISSN: | 2090-6390 |