Rapid Ventricular Pacing During Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery: a Retrospective Study Concerning the Safety for Heart and Brain

Rapid ventricular pacing (RVP) is a technique to obtain flow arrest for short period of time during dissection of the aneurysm. RVP results in an adequate fall in blood pressure which presents as an on-off phenomenon. RVP technique facilitates the dissection and manipulation of cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations and can be lifesaving in the case of an intraoperative bleeding or rupture.