RT Book, Section
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.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193149104
T1 Aortic Dissection
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193149104
RD 2023/12/09
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]