title: Treatment of MAOI hypertensive crisis with sublingual nifedipine.
abstract: Two cases are reported of hypertensive crisis, occurring during monoamine oxidase inhibitor treatment, that successfully responded to sublingual nifedipine. The authors discuss the use of sublingual calcium channel blockers as a possible alternative to phentolamine treatment of hypertensive crisis.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014191:Tranylcypromine / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D014191:Tranylcypromine; D009543:Nifedipine