- Original Article
- Nitroglycerin Treatment in Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
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Ji Sook Kim, Sung Sook Jeon, Son Sang Seo
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(11):1529-1536. Published online November 15, 1997
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Purpose : Persistent pulmonary hypertension(PPHN) of the newborn has been treated
with some vasodilators including tolazoline. But these drugs have many side effects,
especially systemic hypotension . To investigate the usefulness of the nitroglycerin as a
specific vasodilator with few side effects, this study was done.
Methods : Nitroglycerin was administered within 1st one day after birth in 8 newborn
infants who were diagnosed as... |
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