TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Aortic Dissection A1 - Gasper, Warren J. A1 - Iannuzzi, James C. A1 - Johnson, Meshell D. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - Key Clinical Updates in Aortic DissectionFor patients who cannot tolerate a beta-blocker or who need a second agent to control the hypertension, intravenous calcium channel blocker infusions such as nicardipine are an alternative. Start nicardipine 5 mg/hour intravenously and titrate the infusion to the desired effect.Bossone E et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. [PMID: 33353985] SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/10 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193149104 ER -