Diabetes mellitus-associated diffuse autonomic dysfunction causing debilitating hypotension manifested after rapid weight loss in a morbidly obese patient: Case report and review of the literature

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-446

  Lascano, Charles A ^a   Szomstein, Samuel ^a   Zundel, Natan ^a   Rosenthal, Raul J ^a  

^a Bariatric Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Bariatric surgery; Morbid obesity; Orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INSULIN; LOSARTAN; MIDODRINE; MINERALOCORTICOID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSAUTONOMIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROPLASTY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; STOMACH BYPASS; SYNCOPE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33646446017     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2005.03.209     Document Type: Article

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