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Transition from intravenous treprostinil to enteral selexipag in an infant with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Rachel KooJennifer LoMatthew J Bock
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
Selexipag is an enteral, selective prostacyclin IP receptor agonist approved for pulmonary hypertension in adults. There are few reports of its use in children and none in infants. We report the first transition of an infant (11.5 months, 8.6 kg) from intravenous treprostinil (40 ng/kg/minute) to enteral selexipag (400 mcg twice daily) with a good response and no adverse effects.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • pulmonary artery
  • high dose
  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • low dose
  • emergency department
  • electronic health record