The unpredictability of labile blood pressure: Afferent baroreflex failure in a critical patient with multiple thyroid surgeries and COVID-19 infection

The unpredictability of labile blood pressure: Afferent baroreflex failure in a critical patient with multiple thyroid surgeries and COVID-19 infection

The carotid sinus-arterial baroreflex is essential in maintaining blood pressure (BP) regulation. Afferent baroreflex failure (ABF) can present with labile changes in BP within seconds and can be secondary to neck surgery or radiation. We present here the first case, to our knowledge, of ABF precipi...

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Main Authors: Anas Mahmoud, MD, Brooke Kania, DO, Shady Geris, DO, Wadah Akroush, MD, Rajapriya Manickam, MD, Moh'd Hazem K Azzam, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Afferent baroreflex failure
COVID-19 pneumonia
Head and neck surgery
Thyroidectomy
Labile blood pressure
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322010147

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