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Treatment of perioperative hypertension

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Levy, JH
Published in: Anesthesiology Clinics of North America
January 1, 1999

Perioperative hypertension during cardiac or noncardiac surgery is a unique clinical problem characterized by systemic vasoconstriction often with intravascular hypovolemia that usually requires acute short-term intravenous therapy. β-Adrenergic blockers are important first-line drugs for the patient with hypertension and tachycardia, although β-blockers can have potential adverse side effects. The short-acting β-blocker esmolol because of its titratability is a firstline β-blocker for perioperative use. The CCBs represent important drugs with arterial vasodilating actions, and the new intravenous dihydropyridine compounds are especially promising because they have no negative inotropic effects or effects on atrioventricular node conduction. Nicardipine is the first intravenous dihydropyridine CCB currently available for perioperative hypertension in the United States, and clevidipine is currently under investigation. The following list summarizes therapeutic approaches to perioperative systemic hypertension: α1- Adrenergic receptor blockade (phentolamine); ACE inhibition (enalaprilat); β-Adrenergic blockade (esmolol, propranolol, metoprolol, atenolol); Calcium- channel blockade (nicardipine, isradipine, clevidipine); Dopamine-1 receptor stimulation (fenoldopam); Vascular guanylyl cyclase stimulation (nitrovasodilators: nitroprusside, nitroglycerin); Vascular adenylyl cyclase stimulation (pulmonary hypertension: prostacyclin, prostaglandin E1).

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Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

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0889-8537

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

17

Issue

3

Start / End Page

567 / 579

Related Subject Headings

  • Anesthesiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Levy, J. H. (1999). Treatment of perioperative hypertension. Anesthesiology Clinics of North America. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70118-8
Levy, J. H. “Treatment of perioperative hypertension.” Anesthesiology Clinics of North America, January 1, 1999. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70118-8.
Levy JH. Treatment of perioperative hypertension. Vol. 17, Anesthesiology Clinics of North America. 1999. p. 567–79.
Levy, J. H. “Treatment of perioperative hypertension.” Anesthesiology Clinics of North America, vol. 17, no. 3, 1 Jan. 1999, pp. 567–79. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70118-8.
Levy JH. Treatment of perioperative hypertension. Anesthesiology Clinics of North America. 1999. p. 567–579.
Journal cover image

Published In

Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

DOI

ISSN

0889-8537

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

17

Issue

3

Start / End Page

567 / 579

Related Subject Headings

  • Anesthesiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences