Reported Sildenafil Side Effects in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Patients

Background: Sildenafil, a phosphodiestase type 5 inhibitor, was approved in 2005 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults, and is commonly used off-label for pediatric patients. Little is known, however, about sildenafil’s side effects in this population.Methods: Single i...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Leigh Siehr, Elisa K McCarthy, Michelle T Ogawa, Jeffrey A Feinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2015.00012/full