Unexplained hypotension: The spectrum of dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in critical care settings

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 729-734

  Chockalingam, Anand ^a,b   Dorairajan, Smrita ^a   Bhalla, Meenakshi ^a   Dellsperger, Kevin C ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial nfarction; Hypotension; Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction; Shock

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DOBUTAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; METOPROLOL; TROPONIN;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIZZINESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; T WAVE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 67650355449     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181958710     Document Type: Article

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