Use of dexmedetomidine as an adjunct in the treatment of paradoxical hypertension after surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta in infants.
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2015-07
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Severe persistent hypertension is seen infrequently in newborns and infants, but we came across two
infants who developed severe paradoxical hypertension after successful coarctation repair. Treatment of
systemic hypertension following repair of coarctation of the aorta is always challenging particularly in infants.
Dexmedetomidine was used successfully as an adjunct to the established anti‑hypertensive drugs in the
immediate postoperative period in our cases to treat postoperative paradoxical hypertension.
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Coarctation of the aorta, Dexmedetomidine, Paradoxical hypertension
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Sahu Manoj K, Manikala Vinod KumarSingh Sarvesh Pal, Bisoi A K, Chowdhury Ujjwal Kumar. Use of dexmedetomidine as an adjunct in the treatment of paradoxical hypertension after surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta in infants. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2015 Jul; 18(3): 437-440.