title: Minoxidil, hypercoagulability and thromboembolic disease of the lung.
abstract: Minoxidil is a potent antihypertensive agent used in the treatment of resistant hypertension. A case is presented which illustrates a probably fatal interaction between minoxidil and a coagulation disorder.
authors: Division of Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors: S G
authors: SG
authors: Keohane
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Edmunds
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Holton
authors: J D
authors: JD
authors: Swales
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008914:Minoxidil / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D008914:Minoxidil