Effectiveness of oral sildenafil for neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn (PPHN): a prospective study in a tertiary care hospital.
Amber KamranNida RafiqAdeel KhalidFatima AminVeena KumariAbdul Sattar ShaikhSameer Saleem TebhaNajma PatelPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)
The results of our study show effectiveness of oral Sildenafil in treating PPHN. The overall improvement observed in the patients was overwhelming. Combination of Sildenafil with Bosentan is beneficial in patients who did not respond on Sildenafil alone.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- low birth weight
- patient reported
- patient reported outcomes
- preterm birth
- coronary artery