The Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide on Postoperative Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants and Children Undergoing Surgical Repair of Congenital Heart Disease

Abstract

In a randomized double-blind study, inhaled nitric oxide selectively reduced pulmonary artery pressures in pediatric patients who developed pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs) immediately after cardiopulmonary bypass and surgical repair.