Terlipressin-Related Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report and Literature Review

Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after the administration of terlipressin in patients with hemorrhagic esophageal varices is a rare but life-threatening complication. We report the case of a 73-year-old female patient with esophageal variceal bleeding complicated with acute ST-segmen...

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Main Authors: Min-Yi Lee, Chin-Sheng Chu, Kun-Tai Lee, Hsiang-Chun Lee, Ho-Ming Su, Kai-Hung Cheng, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu, Wen-Ter Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-12-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702669