Cardiac Arrest in a Heart Transplant Patient Receiving Dexmedetomidine During Cardiac Catheterization

We present such a patient who had a cardiac arrest while receiving dexmedetomidine during cardiac catheterization. Because acute cellular rejection of the cardiac conduction system is difficult to diagnose, dexmedetomidine should be used with caution in pediatric heart transplant patients.

Source: Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - May 3, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Schwartz, L. I., Miyamoto, S. D., Stenquist, S., Twite, M. D. Tags: Congenital Forum Source Type: research