Treatment of MAOI hypertensive crisis with sublingual nifedipine.
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.
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
D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D014191:Tranylcypromine; D009543:Nifedipine