Abstract Objectives To summarize evidence regarding intravenous angiotensin II administration in critical illness and provide an updated understanding of its effects on various organ dysfunction and renin-angiotensin system (RAS) biomarkers...
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Abstract Objectives To assess whether angiotensin II infusion increases pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) relative to norepinephrine. Design Secondary analysis of a double-blinded randomized feasibility study. Setting Two tertiary metropolitan hospitals..
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Abstract BACKGROUND: Vasoplegia is common after cardiac surgery, is associated with hyperreninemia, and can lead to acute kidney stress. We aimed to conduct a pilot study to test the hypothesis..
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Abstract Angiotensin II (ANGII) is a vasoconstrictive eighth amino acid peptide, which increases blood pressure within a complex regulatory and counterregulatory system (Fig. ). ANGII is the key molecule in the..
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