Sahu, Manoj KManikala, Vinod KumarSingh, Sarvesh PalBisoi, A KChowdhury, Ujjwal Kumar2015-08-252015-08-252015-07Sahu 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.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/162398Severe 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.enCoarctation of the aortaDexmedetomidineParadoxical hypertensionAntihypertensive Agents --administration & dosageAortic Coarctation --complicationsAortic Coarctation --surgeryDexmedetomidine --administration & dosageDrug Therapy, Combination --methodsHumansHypertension --etiologyHypertension --drug therapyInfantPostoperative Complications --etiologyArticle