Peritoneal Dialysis for Pulmonary Oedema After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Four patients with intractable pulmonary oedema after acute myocardial infarction were treated with peritoneal dialysis. A negative fluid balance was rapidly achieved in three patients, two of whom ultimately survived. The fourth patient, who had complete heart block at the beginning of dialysis, sh...

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Published in:BMJ 1970-07, Vol.3 (5714), p.77-80
Main Authors: Chopra, M. P., Gulati, R. B., Portal, R. W., Aber, Clive P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Blood
Blood gases
Chemical bases
Dialysis
Diuretics
Heart block
Heart Block - etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - complications
Papers and Originals
Peritoneal Dialysis
Potassium - blood
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary Edema - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Edema - etiology
Pulmonary Edema - therapy
Radiography
Sinuses
Sodium - blood
Urea - blood
Water-Electrolyte Balance
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Summary:Four patients with intractable pulmonary oedema after acute myocardial infarction were treated with peritoneal dialysis. A negative fluid balance was rapidly achieved in three patients, two of whom ultimately survived. The fourth patient, who had complete heart block at the beginning of dialysis, showed initial clinical improvement with restoration of sinus rhythm despite failure to extract fluid.
ISSN:0007-1447
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.3.5714.77