Treating hemangioma of infancy with beta-blockers: Is there really a risk of hypotension?

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-316

  Janmohamed, Sherief R ^a,b   De Laat, Peter C J ^a   Madern, Gerard C ^a   Dorresteijn, Eiske M ^a   Jan Danser, A H ^a   Oranje, Arnold P ^a,b,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b KinderHaven   (Netherlands)

^c Maasstad Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PROPRANOLOL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84863946584     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.01.046     Document Type: Letter

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