TREATMENT OF INFANTILE PRIMARY PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION BY INTRAVENOUS-INFUSION OF LIPO-PROSTAGLANDIN I-2 ANALOG

Authors
TAKIGIKU K SHIBATA T YASUI K IWAMOTO M SAGAWA K YAMAOKA K TSUDA N
Citation
K. Takigiku et al., TREATMENT OF INFANTILE PRIMARY PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION BY INTRAVENOUS-INFUSION OF LIPO-PROSTAGLANDIN I-2 ANALOG, The Journal of pediatrics, 130(5), 1997, pp. 835-838
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
130
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
835 - 838
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1997)130:5<835:TOIPPB>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We used a new vasodilator, TTC-909 (a prostaglandin I-2 analog incorpo rated in lipid microspheres), which produced marked reduction in the p ulmonary arterial pressure and resistance in an infant with primary pu lmonary hypertension.