Edema pulmonar agudo por uso de tiazidas, ¿existe falla cardíaca?: Comunicación de un caso / Thiazide induced acute pulmonary edema: Report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
; 135(4): 496-500, abr. 2007. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Acute pulmonary edema caused by thiazides is uncommon and of difficult diagnosis. It is considered an idiosyncratic reaction and the physiopathology or cardiac function changes are not well known. We report a 60 year-old female with a thiazide induced acute pulmonary edema who was followed with serial measurements of type B n-terminal natriuretic peptide fraction as marker for cardiac dysfunction. There was a significant elevation of the peptide, not associated to evidences of ventricular dysfunction. Its normalization paralleled the resolution of the clinical picture.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Edema Pulmonar
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Hidroclorotiazida
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Anti-Hipertensivos
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
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Rev. méd. Chile
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Rev. méd. Chile (En línea)
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Revista médica de Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile