title: [Cardiovascular complications of severe tetanus (author's transl)].
abstract: Cardiovascular complications of severe tetanus are essentially represented by cardiac arrhythmias and hypertension. An excess of catecholamines is responsible for these complications. Tetanus toxin causes indeed a sympathetic overactivity which is due partly to a central stimulation and partly to a peripheral one. All that means the best treatment of cardiovascular complications of tetanus is represented by adrenergic blocking agent.
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013742:Tetanus / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D011433:Propranolol; D010646:Phentolamine
vernacular_title: Problemi cardiologici in corso di tetano.