Why the study?
Does intravenous glucagon improve haemodynamic parameters in patients with cardiac conditions?
Population
29 patients, including subsets in the acute phase of myocardial infarction and with chronic rheumatic heart…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
30 minutes
Authors
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May aid acute haemodynamic support in MI; case-report data leave clinical role open pending trials.
Does intravenous glucagon improve haemodynamic parameters in patients with cardiac conditions?
Intravenous glucagon provides rapid, short-acting positive inotropic effects, significantly increasing cardiac output, though its use may be undesirable in patients with mitral stenosis.
Murtagh et al. (1970) studied this question.
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