Archive for May 15th, 2011

15 May

Physiologic Effects and Side Effects of Prostaglandin E1: DISCUSSION part 2

Supraventricular dysrhythmias (atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia) were the most common adverse effects, occurring in 24 percent (4/17) of PGE,-treated patients, and were associated with hypotension in two cases and cardiac arrest in one (Table 4). Prostaglandin E, may have caused supraventricular dysrhythmias in patients par­ticularly prone to dysrhythmias. All patients who developed supraventricular [...]

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