Angiotensin II: A Multimodal Approach to Vasoplegia in a Cardiac Setting
Patients experiencing vasoplegia, a type of distributive shock, have limited options when conventional vasopressors are not appropriate or sufficient. This is especially true for patients with cardiac dysfunction, whether after heart transplant or ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. Angiot...
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| author | William Sovic Christo Mathew Britton Blough Kara-Ann Monday Teena Sam Hira Zafar Cesar Guerrero-Miranda Melody Sherwood Christopher Hebert Shelley Hall Amit Alam |
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| description | Patients experiencing vasoplegia, a type of distributive shock, have limited options when conventional vasopressors are not appropriate or sufficient. This is especially true for patients with cardiac dysfunction, whether after heart transplant or ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. Angiotensin II has been used in various clinical settings for distributive shock; however, its role in patients after orthotopic heart transplant or VAD implantation is not well studied. We present two cases where angiotensin II played a vital role in correcting vasoplegia for critical cardiac patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b83d233f14c34a048346f676d4e4406d2025-08-20T02:33:23ZengHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular CenterMethodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal1947-61082021-11-01173283110.14797/mdcvj.576100Angiotensin II: A Multimodal Approach to Vasoplegia in a Cardiac SettingWilliam Sovic0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6989-3327Christo Mathew1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3675-0909Britton Blough2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3957-3896Kara-Ann Monday3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7772-8145Teena Sam4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9780-7227Hira Zafar5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1503-1710Cesar Guerrero-Miranda6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4665-5160Melody Sherwood7Christopher Hebert8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3992-4046Shelley Hall9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5989-2934Amit Alam10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3040-3957Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasTexas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, TexasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, TexasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, TexasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, TexasPatients experiencing vasoplegia, a type of distributive shock, have limited options when conventional vasopressors are not appropriate or sufficient. This is especially true for patients with cardiac dysfunction, whether after heart transplant or ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. Angiotensin II has been used in various clinical settings for distributive shock; however, its role in patients after orthotopic heart transplant or VAD implantation is not well studied. We present two cases where angiotensin II played a vital role in correcting vasoplegia for critical cardiac patients.https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/576angiotensin iishockheart failurevasoplegia |
| spellingShingle | William Sovic Christo Mathew Britton Blough Kara-Ann Monday Teena Sam Hira Zafar Cesar Guerrero-Miranda Melody Sherwood Christopher Hebert Shelley Hall Amit Alam Angiotensin II: A Multimodal Approach to Vasoplegia in a Cardiac Setting Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal angiotensin ii shock heart failure vasoplegia |
| title | Angiotensin II: A Multimodal Approach to Vasoplegia in a Cardiac Setting |
| title_full | Angiotensin II: A Multimodal Approach to Vasoplegia in a Cardiac Setting |
| title_fullStr | Angiotensin II: A Multimodal Approach to Vasoplegia in a Cardiac Setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Angiotensin II: A Multimodal Approach to Vasoplegia in a Cardiac Setting |
| title_short | Angiotensin II: A Multimodal Approach to Vasoplegia in a Cardiac Setting |
| title_sort | angiotensin ii a multimodal approach to vasoplegia in a cardiac setting |
| topic | angiotensin ii shock heart failure vasoplegia |
| url | https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/576 |
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