Verapamil-associated cardiogenic shock in a 71-year-old man with myasthenia gravis: a case report
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Verapamil-associated cardiogenic shock in a 71-year-old man with myasthenia gravis: a case report
INTRODUCTION Myasthenia gravis is a rare neuromuscular disorder associated with a reduction in the availability of acetylcholine receptors at the post-synaptic membranes of skeletal muscles. This is caused by the production of anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies at the neuromuscular junction due to an autoimmune insult, leading to a compromised neuromuscular transmission. Verapamil can influ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.4076/1752-1947-3-8219