Unexplained systemic hypertension after closure of ductus arteriosus.
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.
Davierwala
Piroze
P
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Thakur
Nityanand
N
Babu
Packriswamy
P
Reddy
Sreedhar
S
Kumar
Pawan
P
Menon
Raj
R
Tendolkar
Anil G
AG
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
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004656:Enalapril; D002740:Chlorothiazide