Acute myocardial ischemia following accidental intravenous administration of epinephrine in high concentration

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-264

  Arfi, Amin M ^a,b   Kouatli, Amjad ^a   Al Ata, Jameel ^a   Arif, Hussain ^a   Syed, Seema ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MBC J 16 ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Epinephrine; Myocardial ischemia; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPINEPHRINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25844527284     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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