Biomedical subjects

E M Pretorian

Publications and source records attributed to E M Pretorian.

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PubMed2005

[Hemodynamic instability and long-term lithium therapy].

Lithium is known to be responsible for many adverse events on the cardiovascular system. Among these events, it was experimentally noted that lithium could block the action of catecholamines on myocardium. The authors report the case of a patient under lithium therapy developing a myocardial infarction secondarily complicated of a severe cardiac failure. The inotropic support essential to balance hemodynamic could be raised only after lithium's stop. This example could be a clinical translation of the experimental effect previously observed.

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PubMed2003

[Pacemaker syndrome after dual-chamber implantation: consequence of a very long atrial activation delay].

Many circumstances, generally occurring in inappropriate device's adjustment or in specific myocardial conduction's disturbances, can result in dual chamber indications in pace maker syndromes. Our case report is about a man implanted with a dual chamber device with a dilated right atrium and intra atrial conduction delay resulting in a delayed post pacing atrial activation time. The consequence was an atrial contraction occurring during closed atrioventricular valves.

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