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- ISSN: 1573-3963
- E-ISSN: 1875-6336
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Long-Term Effects of Perinatal Glucocorticoid Treatment on the Heart
- Source: Current Pediatric Reviews, Volume 3, Issue 3, Aug 2007, p. 190 - 197
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- 01 Aug 2007
Abstract
Chronic lung disease in the extremely preterm baby is still a major complication in neonatal intensive care. Perinatal (ante- and neonatal) glucocorticoids are widely used to prevent severe infant respiratory distress syndrome and/or to reduce chronic lung disease respectively. A review of the literature regarding the cardiovascular side effects of antenatal and neonatal glucocorticoids is presented here.
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