Woerd, D. van der http://repub.eur.nl/res/aut/57754/ List of Publications en http://repub.eur.nl/static-eur/img/logo.png RePub, Erasmus University Rotterdam http://repub.eur.nl Anaesthesiological and ventilatory precautions during cardiac surgery in Steinert's disease: A case report (Article) http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/36337/ 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Myotonic dystrophia type I or Steinert's disease is a progressive multisystemic-inherited neuromuscular disease. Higher sensitivity to sedatives, anaesthetic, and neuromuscular blocking agents may result in cardiovascular and respiratory complications. We describe the anaesthesiological and ventilatory measures in a 43-year-old patient with Steinert's disease successfully undergoing cardiac surgery.