Dopamine infusion for the treatment of myocardial dysfunction associated with a persistent transitional circulation.

نویسندگان

  • G I Fiddler
  • R Chatrath
  • G J Williams
  • D R Walker
  • O Scott
چکیده

Four infants with myocardial dysfunction associated with a persistent transitional circulation were given dopamine infusions in addition to standard treatment. The condition of each improved strikingly with rapid diminution in heart size as judged by chest x-ray. Dopamine has a place in the management of the sick infant with a persistent transitional circulation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of disease in childhood

دوره 55 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1980