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Octreotide‐Induced Bradycardia
Author(s) -
Herrington Annie M.,
George Kevin W.,
Moulds Christine C.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1998.tb03872.x
Subject(s) - octreotide , medicine , acromegaly , bradycardia , complication , somatostatin , pancreatic fistula , medline , intensive care medicine , general surgery , pancreas , growth hormone , hormone , heart rate , blood pressure , political science , law
Because of deleterious hemodynamic effects of octreotide in a nonacromegalic patient with a pancreatic fistula, we conducted a MEDLINE search of English‐language journal articles to extract information on this complication of octreotide or somatostatin therapy. Few data are available regarding patients with disease states other than acromegaly. We believe octreotide should be considered when determining the cause of bradycardia.