Pheochromocytoma - University of Colorado Denver
Pheochromocytoma - University of Colorado Denver
Pheochromocytoma - University of Colorado Denver
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<strong>Pheochromocytoma</strong><br />
Preoperative Blockade<br />
• α-adrenoceptor antagonists, calcium channel<br />
blockers, or angiotensin receptor blockers<br />
• For tachyarrhythmias, ß-adrenoceptor or calcium<br />
channel blockers.<br />
• ß-adrenoceptor blockers should be used only<br />
after adequate pretreatment with α-adrenoceptor<br />
antagonists to avoid hypertensive crisis from<br />
unopposed α-adrenoceptor overstimulation.<br />
Pacak et al Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab 2007
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