Carroll W D, Dhillon R
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK.
Arch Dis Child. 2003 Sep;88(9):827-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.88.9.827.
Severe, chronic pulmonary hypertension in childhood is uncommon, difficult to treat, and carries a poor prognosis. Sildenafil (Viagra, Pfizer) has been used successfully in adults with pulmonary hypertension as monotherapy or in combination with inhaled prostacyclin. Here we report on its use in three children.
儿童重度慢性肺动脉高压较为罕见,治疗困难,预后不良。西地那非(万艾可,辉瑞公司)已成功用于成人肺动脉高压患者的单药治疗或与吸入性前列环素联合使用。在此,我们报告其在三名儿童中的应用情况。