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Does hydralazine and oxygen alone improve recovery in a patient with severe acute left ventricular failure?
Does hydralazine and oxygen alone improve recovery in a patient with severe acute left ventricular failure?
A single case report suggests that hydralazine and oxygen alone may lead to rapid recovery in severe acute left ventricular failure.
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Does not support practice change in acute LV failure; leaves open efficacy of hydralazine-oxygen alone.
Summary A patient presented with severe acute left ventricular failure and was treated with hydrallazine and oxygen alone. He made a rapid and full recovery as judged by clinical, radiological and blood gas evidence.
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Clark et al. (1981) studied this question.
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