Cargando…

Vasodilation through levodopa for Parkinson's disease may require high left ventricular assist device flow

We report implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in a patient with Parkinson's disease. Postoperative fluid overload together with insufficient LVAD output in the setting of vasodilation through levodopa likely caused renal hypoperfusion and acute kidney injury. A patient like...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: den Uil, Corstiaan A., Friesema, Edith C. H., Constantinescu, Alina A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6594037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30847947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocs.14012

Ejemplares similares