Ocular findings of oral sildenafil use in term and near-term neonates

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-162

  Kehat, Rinat ^a,b   Bonsall, Dean J ^c   North, Robert ^c   Connors, Brenda ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SILDENAFIL;

ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOBOMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FIXATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAZE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MYOPIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN DISEASE; NYSTAGMUS; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASES; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; EYE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFONES;

EID: 77951666973     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.12.161     Document Type: Article

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