Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Mar 1994
[Thiocyanate toxicity arising from prolonged use of sodium nitroprusside in severe heart failure].
To evaluate the toxicity of thiocyanate induced by the infusion of sodium nitroprusside in patients with severe congestive failure. ⋯ Sodium nitroprusside is potentially toxic, especially when the renal function is abnormal. Thiocyanate dosage is useful in diagnosing nitroprusside induced toxicity and then it contributes to an adequate treatment and prevention of clinical toxicity.