We report a case of a patient with severe sustained hypertension associated with hypertensive crises. The administration of prazosin, 1 mg, resulted in a dramatic drop of blood pressure to 100/80 mmHg. Subsequent therapy with prazosin in conjunction with a β-blocker was consistently effective in maintaining blood pressure reduction, so that diagnostic procedures for pheochromocytoma could be performed and the patient could be adequately prepared for surgery
Unusual usefulness of prazosin in the diagnosis and preoperative treatment of pheochromocytoma. Considerations on a personal case.
BELLINI, GIUSEPPE;CARRETTA, RENZO;FABRIS, BRUNO;
1981-01-01
Abstract
We report a case of a patient with severe sustained hypertension associated with hypertensive crises. The administration of prazosin, 1 mg, resulted in a dramatic drop of blood pressure to 100/80 mmHg. Subsequent therapy with prazosin in conjunction with a β-blocker was consistently effective in maintaining blood pressure reduction, so that diagnostic procedures for pheochromocytoma could be performed and the patient could be adequately prepared for surgeryFile in questo prodotto:
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