Efficacy of citrulline supplementation to decrease the risk of pulmonary hypertension after congenital heart disease surgery. A local experience.

Efficacy of citrulline supplementation to decrease the risk of pulmonary hypertension after congenital heart disease surgery. A local experience.

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a major cause of morbi-mortality among patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and also a potentially severe complication after surgical repair. Oral citrulline, a precursor to NO synthesis, is safe and efficacious for decreasing the risk of postoperative PH. O...

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Main Authors: Silene Silvera Ruiz, Carola L Grosso, Margot Tablada, Marcelo Cabrera, Raquel Dodelson de Kremer, Ernesto Juaneda, Laura E Laróvere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2020-12-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba
Subjects:
citrulline
pulmonary hypertension
nitric oxide
cardiology
Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/27936

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