TITLE:
Aliskiren: A New Harbinger of Hypotension?
AUTHORS:
Elliot I. Palmer, Andrew Oken
KEYWORDS:
Aliskiren; Renin Inhibitor; ACE Inhibitor; Hypotension; Anesthesia
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Anesthesiology,
Vol.3 No.2,
March
31,
2013
ABSTRACT: We present a case of significant, persistent, and relatively refractory hypotension during general anesthesia in a reasonably healthy 50-year-old man thought to be caused by a direct rennin inhibitor. This case is of particular significance because the medication thought responsible for the hemodynamic abnormalities is a relatively novel antihypertensive agent and remains largely unknown to clinical anesthesia providers.