BARTTERS-SYNDROME, SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, MITRAL-VALVE PROLAPSE, AND ASTHMA - A THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE

Authors
RODRIGUEZ DF KOKKO JP SANDS JM
Citation
Df. Rodriguez et al., BARTTERS-SYNDROME, SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, MITRAL-VALVE PROLAPSE, AND ASTHMA - A THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE, The American journal of the medical sciences, 313(2), 1997, pp. 114-116
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
The American journal of the medical sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029629
Volume
313
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
114 - 116
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9629(1997)313:2<114:BSTMP>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A 25-year-old man with acquired Bartter's syndrome, mitral valve prola pse, and supraventricular tachycardia secondary to a low atrial focus was diagnosed with asthma. The unique aspects of managing these coexis ting diseases are evaluated. Calculation of free-water clearance in th e diagnosis of Bartter's syndrome and the etiology and characteristics of the syndrome are discussed.