The effect of angiotensin II on blood pressure in patients with circulatory shock: a structured review of the literature

The effect of angiotensin II on blood pressure in patients with circulatory shock: a structured review of the literature

Abstract Background Circulatory shock is a common syndrome with a high mortality and limited therapeutic options. Despite its discovery and use in clinical and experimental settings more than a half-century ago, angiotensin II (Ang II) has only been recently evaluated as a vasopressor in distributiv...

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Main Authors: Laurence W. Busse, Michael T. McCurdy, Osman Ali, Anna Hall, Huaizhen Chen, Marlies Ostermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Angiotensin II
Distributive shock
Vasopressor
Vasoconstrictor
Cardiac arrest
Cardiogenic shock
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1896-6

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