Hypertensive Heartbreak

A 61-year-old man with chronic knee pain was evaluated for elective total knee arthroplasty. During the preoperative visit, his blood pressure was 178/92 mm Hg. On day 1 after surgery, during physical therapy, his blood pressure increased to 216/99 mm Hg, with a heart rate of 141 beats per minute. T...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2021-06, Vol.384 (22), p.2145-2152
Hauptverfasser:	Lau, Emily S, Scirica, Benjamin, Schaefer, Inga-Marie, Miller, Amy L, Loscalzo, Joseph
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acidosis Anesthesia Antihypertensives Arthroplasty (knee) Blood pressure Cardiovascular disease Case reports Catecholamines Creatinine Edema Electrocardiography Heart rate Hypertension Hypothermia Intubation Joint replacement surgery Joint surgery Knee Laboratories Medical screening Oxygen saturation Pain Patients Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	A 61-year-old man with chronic knee pain was evaluated for elective total knee arthroplasty. During the preoperative visit, his blood pressure was 178/92 mm Hg. On day 1 after surgery, during physical therapy, his blood pressure increased to 216/99 mm Hg, with a heart rate of 141 beats per minute. The article is accompanied by a video.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMcps2018493