Acute coronary syndrome induced by intravenous ephedrine in pregnant woman with normal coronaries

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Gedevanishvili, Alexander ^a   Chamoun, Antonio ^a   Uretsky, Barry F ^a   Rahman, Atiar M ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Ephedrine; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEART ENZYME; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; PREGNANT WOMAN; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; THORAX PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NITROGLYCERIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SYNDROME; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33645532664     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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