Terlipressin-induced severe left and right ventricular dysfunction in patient presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: case report and literature review

Am J Emerg Med. 2010 May;28(4):540.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.08.012. Epub 2010 Mar 12.

Authors

Abdul-Naser Elzouki¹, Ayman El-Menyar, Emad Ahmed, Mohammed E Elbadri, Yahia Z Imam, Bahlul A Gurbanna

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.

PMID: 20466263
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.08.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Electrocardiography
Emergency Service, Hospital
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / complications
Fingers / blood supply
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Humans
Ischemia / chemically induced
Lypressin / adverse effects
Lypressin / analogs & derivatives*
Lypressin / therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Terlipressin
Toes / blood supply
Vasoconstrictor Agents / adverse effects*
Vasoconstrictor Agents / therapeutic use
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / chemically induced*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / chemically induced*

Substances

Vasoconstrictor Agents
Lypressin
Terlipressin