Assertion: vasopressin | /r/HasProperty | superior
Facets:
value: to epinephrine
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in patients with asystole
type: OTHER
value: in the setting of myocardial ischemia
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: This difference led to the speculation that vasopressin might be superior to epinephrine in the setting of myocardial ischemia because it would not increase myocardial oxygen demand (which is an unwanted side effect associated with the use of epinephrine).
text: The effects of vasopressin were similar to those of epinephrine in management of ventricular fibrillation and pulseless electrical activity, but vasopressin was superior to epinephrine in patients with asystole.
text: January 16, 2004 -- European investigators report that vasopressin and epinephrine are equally effective for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless electrical activity, but vasopressin is superior to epinephrine for treating asystole, and when combined with epinephrine, may be better than epinephrine alone in patients with refractory cardiac arrest.