Response to almitrine bismesylate in a child with a central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome.
1983
C J Newth, and
S Packman, and
R T Bachand
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007040
Hypoventilation
A reduction in the amount of air entering the pulmonary alveoli.
Hypoventilations
D007223
Infant
A child between 1 and 23 months of age.
Infants
D008297
Male
Males
D010879
Piperazines
Compounds that are derived from PIPERAZINE.
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015765
Almitrine
A respiratory stimulant that enhances respiration by acting as an agonist of peripheral chemoreceptors located on the carotid bodies. The drug increases arterial oxygen tension while decreasing arterial carbon dioxide tension in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It may also prove useful in the treatment of nocturnal oxygen desaturation without impairing the quality of sleep.