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Cyanotic heart defect medical therapy
Introduction
Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2], Atif Mohammad, M.D.; Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[3]
Overview
Overview
Medical Therapy
Medical Therapy
Infants that remain in the hospital may receive medicines to:
- Get rid of extra fluids
- Help the heart pump harder
- Treat abnormal heartbeats or rhythms
- Prostaglandin E1 (alprostadil) — Administered in infants with clinical suspicion of ductal-dependent congenital heart defect until a definitive diagnosis or treatment is established.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]