Oral Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease in children – single center, prospective, pilot study
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Medical Paediatrics and Oncology - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: To study the efficacy of oral sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in children associated with congenital heart disease. Methods: This was a prospective observational study carried at Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of tertiary care hospital for a period of 1 year. Fifty children with pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease were given Sildenafil at a dose of 1mg/kg /dose 6 hourly either oral or through nasogastric tube & were followed up for a period of six months clinically & with serial echocardiography.
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Vinayak Patki, Subodh Dhanawade, Jennifer Antin
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