[Dopamine in patients with cardiogenic shock (author's transl)].

Abstract

The effect of dopamine was tested in 20 patients with cardiogenic shock. 14 patients suffered from acute myocardial infarction, 6 patients from severe heart failure. In the beginning the dosis of dopamine was 200 to 300 microgram/min. 4 patients with an acute myocardial infarction died in shock. The remaining 10 patients survived the first shock symptomes. All patients with heart failure survived the cardiogenic shock. Hemodynamic studies showed a sigificant increase of the arterial mean pressure and a decrease of the diastolic arterial pulmonary pressure. During dopamine a statistically not significant increase of cardiac index and stroke volume was observed.

• Authors: D Kikis, H Esser, G Trübestein
• Journal: Medizinische Klinik (Med Klin) Vol. 72 Issue 28-29 Pg. 1212-7 (Jul 15 1977) ISSN: 0025-8458 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Dopamin beim kardiogenen Schock.
• PMID: 329088 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dopamine

Topics

• Aged
• Blood Pressure
• Cardiac Output
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Dopamine (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Drug Evaluation
• Heart Failure (complications)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Myocardial Infarction (complications)
• Pulmonary Artery
• Shock, Cardiogenic (complications, drug therapy)