TITLE:
Unexplained Perioperative Hypotension in a Patient Treated with Pine Needle Extract
AUTHORS:
Heeseung Lee, Heehun Jeon, Jong In Han, Youn Jin Kim, Chi Hyo Kim, Dong Yeon Kim
KEYWORDS:
Echocardiography; Hypotension; Pine Needle Extract
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Anesthesiology,
Vol.3 No.1,
January
31,
2013
ABSTRACT: Pine needle-based products are popular dietary
supplements in East Asia for health promotion. Pine needle extract (PNE) are
especially known as potential anti-hypertensive and anti-lipidemic agents. We
report a case of profound, long-lasting unexplained hypotension during and after anesthesia in a patient
treated with PNE. Bedside transthorasic echocardiography (TTE) was used as a part of
useful diagnostic modality.