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Nitroglycerin Treatment in Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
Ji Sook Kim, Sung Sook Jeon, Son Sang Seo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(11):1529-1536.   Published online November 15, 1997
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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