Combination therapy for life-threatening pulmonary hypertension in a premature infant: First report on bosentan use

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1075-1078

  Radicioni, Maurizio ^a   Bruni, Alessia ^a   Camerini, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn; Premature infant; Premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BOSENTAN; DOBUTAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; SILDENAFIL; SURFACTANT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSKINESIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; LUNG VOLUME; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PERINATAL INFECTION; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; NITRIC OXIDE; PERSISTENT FETAL CIRCULATION SYNDROME; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; SULFONAMIDES; SULFONES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 79960957884     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1422-9     Document Type: Article

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