High dose nitroglycerin treatment in a patient with cardiac arrest: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Vasodilators like nitroglycerin or nitroprusside improve hemodynamics in patients with advanced heart failure. However, using these agents in critical conditions is limited because of their ability to decrease systemic blood pressure. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the rapid effect of hi...

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Autores principales: Guglin, Maya, Postler, Gilbert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
Materias:
Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830240
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-8782
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Vasodilators like nitroglycerin or nitroprusside improve hemodynamics in patients with advanced heart failure. However, using these agents in critical conditions is limited because of their ability to decrease systemic blood pressure. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the rapid effect of high dose intravenous nitroglycerin treatment in an 86-year-old man after cardiac arrest and prolonged resuscitation, together with previous observations and a brief review of the literature. CONCLUSION: High dose intravenous nitroglycerin can be beneficial in cardiac arrest.

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