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Severe myocardial depression following intravenous nimodipine for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India

    Kandasamy Subramani

  2. Department of Intensive Care and Respiratory Medicine, Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford M6 8HD, Greater Manchester, UK

    Murad Ghrew

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Subramani, K., Ghrew, M. Severe myocardial depression following intravenous nimodipine for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. Intensive Care Med 30, 1498–1499 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2250-4

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Keywords

  • Mean Arterial Pressure
  • Cardiac Index
  • Dobutamine
  • Nimodipine
  • Pulmonary Artery Catheter