Hypertensive emergency in aortic dissection and thoracic aortic aneurysm - A review of management

Pharmaceuticals

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 66-76

  Gupta, Prateek K ^a   Gupta, Himani ^a   Khoynezhad, Ali ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aortic; Dissection; Emergency; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

CLEVIDIPINE; ESMOLOL; FENOLDOPAM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LABETALOL; NICARDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 74549140846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14248247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ph2030066     Document Type: Review

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