Morphine in the Setting of Acute Heart Failure: Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?

The use of opioids in acute pulmonary oedema is considered standard therapy by many physicians. The immediate relieving effect of morphine on the key symptomatic discomfort associated with acute heart failure, dyspnoea, facilitated the categorisation of morphine as a beneficial treatment in this set...

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Main Authors: Oren Caspi, Doron Aronson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Radcliffe Medical Media 2020-07-01
Series:Cardiac Failure Review
Online Access:https://www.cfrjournal.com/articleindex/cfr.2019.22