The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 379-384.e2 , March 2009

Effects of Long-Term Sildenafil Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants with Chronic Lung Disease

  • Peter M. Mourani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Critical Care, The Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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  • Marci K. Sontag, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Pediatric Heart-Lung Center, Department of Pediatrics, and the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, The Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
    • ,
  • D. Dunbar Ivy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
    • ,
  • Steven H. Abman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

Received 6 June 2008 ,Revised 5 August 2008 ,Accepted 10 September 2008.

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 Supported by Thrasher Foundation, NIH NCCR 5 K23 RR021021, and NHLBI 1RO1 HL085703. The authors report no conflicts of interest.

 No reprints will be available from the authors.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00785-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.09.021

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 379-384.e2 , March 2009

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