Using sildenafil and milrinone together proved more effective than either therapy alone in treating newborns with severe persistent pulmonary hypertension (PH), a recent clinical study indicates. This combo treatment may be used in resource-constrained settings that lack inhaled nitric oxide or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as…
National Donor Day in the U.S. was on Feb. 14. However, every day when I look at my son, I feel inspired to raise awareness about the lifesaving benefits of organ, eye, and tissue donation. And what better way to spread awareness is there than sharing Cullen’s transplant story?…
I recently read that the World Health Organization has declared 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. In honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, I hope you feel inspired to unite with people around the globe by celebrating, thanking, and supporting nurses.
Intravenous treatment with the approved heart failure medicine milrinone leads to significant improvements in heart structure and function in patients with mild-to-moderate pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to left heart disease, a study has found.” The report titled “Study on the clinical efficacy of specific phosphodiesterase inhibitor in patients…
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