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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Main Authors: Denise S. Abdulahad, Justin Pachuski
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/cria/2637445
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-3fbdb8b2a5214cb18d32adc1541cd7e62025-08-20T02:51:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63902025-01-01202510.1155/cria/2637445Suspected Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Pacing Atria During Cerebral Bypass Surgery: A Case ReportDenise S. Abdulahad0Justin Pachuski1Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative MedicineDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative MedicineSomatosensory 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/cria/2637445
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Suspected Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Pacing Atria During Cerebral Bypass Surgery: A Case Report
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
title Suspected Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Pacing Atria During Cerebral Bypass Surgery: A Case Report
title_full Suspected Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Pacing Atria During Cerebral Bypass Surgery: A Case Report
title_fullStr Suspected Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Pacing Atria During Cerebral Bypass Surgery: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Suspected Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Pacing Atria During Cerebral Bypass Surgery: A Case Report
title_short Suspected Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Pacing Atria During Cerebral Bypass Surgery: A Case Report
title_sort suspected somatosensory evoked potentials pacing atria during cerebral bypass surgery a case report
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