Isolated dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction can cause hypotension that rapidly responds to intravenous beta blockade

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Chockalingam, Anand ^a,b   Dellsperger, Kevin C ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blockers; cardiogenic shock; Doppler echocardiogram; hypotension; left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO)

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; LABETALOL; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC ANTERIOR MOTION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; CRITICAL CARE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 80052719791     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181cea0dd     Document Type: Article

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