Does topical anesthesia using aerosolized lidocaine inhibit the superior laryngeal nerve reflex?
These findings indicate that preoperative topical lidocaine application may be helpful in attenuating airway-circulatory reflexes in laryngeal microscopic surgery.
Previously, LBBB was believed to be characterized by reduced glucose metabolism relative to perfusion in the septum; however, this is not always the case in ICM. LBBB is not associated with septal R-MM in>30% of this patient population. Absence of this finding was often associated with lateral wall perfusion defects, suggesting an alteration in the metabolic demand on the septum. This may have implications for HF therapies such as resynchronization and requires further study.