Terlipressin for Treating Intraoperative Hypotension: Can it Unmask Myocardial Ischemia?

After administration of terlipressin to treat hypotension related to induction of general anesthesia, profound hypertension occurred in association with myocardial ischemia and occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The authors emphasize cautious use of this drug because of such...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anesthesia and analgesia 2001-07, Vol.93 (1), p.53-55
Hauptverfasser:	Medel, Jessica, Boccara, Gilles, Van de Steen, Emmy, Bertrand, Michele, Godet, Gilles, Coriat, Pierre
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia, General Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary Antihypertensive Agents Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery Biological and medical sciences Coronary Angiography Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Electrocardiography Humans Hypotension - diagnosis Hypotension - physiopathology Intraoperative Complications - diagnosis Lypressin - analogs & derivatives Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Monitoring, Intraoperative Myocardial Ischemia - diagnosis Myocardial Ischemia - physiopathology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prodrugs Terlipressin Toxicity: cardiovascular system
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Zusammenfassung:	After administration of terlipressin to treat hypotension related to induction of general anesthesia, profound hypertension occurred in association with myocardial ischemia and occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The authors emphasize cautious use of this drug because of such adverse events.
ISSN:	0003-2999 1526-7598
DOI:	10.1097/00000539-200107000-00012