title: Unexplained systemic hypertension after closure of ductus arteriosus.
abstract: Immediately after surgical closure of a patent ductus arteriosus, a 12-year-old boy developed severe systemic arterial hypertension refractory to medication. The cause of hypertension could not be found, but it came under control 3 weeks postoperatively with a combination of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and chlorothiazide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Piroze
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davierwala
authors.forename: Nityanand
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Packriswamy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Sreedhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Pawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Anil G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Tendolkar
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002740:Chlorothiazide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D004656:Enalapril / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004656:Enalapril; D002740:Chlorothiazide