Pheochromocytomas in aortic dissection patients: have they been missing or missed?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 626-627

  Goran, Koracevic Pante ^a  

^a Medical Faculty University Clinical Centre   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; COCAINE;

AORTA DISSECTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; DIASTOLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSE PRESSURE; STROKE; SYSTOLE; TACHYCARDIA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 44449148768     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.035     Document Type: Letter

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