Use of Oral Droxidopa to Improve Arterial Pressure and Reduce Vasoactive Drug Requirements During Persistent Vasoplegic Syndrome After Cardiac Transplantation.

Zundel, M Tracy; Boettcher, Brent T; Feih, Joel T; Gaglianello, Nunzio; Pagel, Paul S

Zundel, M Tracy; Boettcher, Brent T; Feih, Joel T; Gaglianello, Nunzio; Pagel, Paul S.

Affiliation

Zundel MT; Departments of Anesthesiology.
Boettcher BT; Departments of Anesthesiology.
Feih JT; Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
Gaglianello N; Cardiology.
Pagel PS; Anesthesia Service, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI. Electronic address: pspagel@mcw.edu.

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth ; 30(6): 1624-1626, 2016 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27161180

Subject(s)

Antiparkinson Agents/therapeutic use; Arterial Pressure/drug effects; Droxidopa/therapeutic use; Heart Transplantation; Postoperative Complications/drug therapy; Vasoplegia/drug therapy; Administration, Oral; Antiparkinson Agents/administration & dosage; Droxidopa/administration & dosage; Fatal Outcome; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Multiple Organ Failure; Postoperative Complications/physiopathology; Syndrome; Vasoplegia/physiopathology

Key words

4-dihydroxyphenylserine (L-DOPS); L-threo-3; cardiac transplantation; droxidopa; norepinephrine; phenylephrine; vasoactive drugs; vasoplegic syndrome; vasopressin

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Postoperative Complications / Heart Transplantation / Droxidopa / Vasoplegia / Arterial Pressure / Antiparkinson Agents Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Journal subject: ANESTESIOLOGIA / CARDIOLOGIA Year: 2016 Type: Article

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