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We report an 11-year-old boy with hypertension and chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, which renders him totally dependent on parenteral nutrition and prevents the use of oral medications. Here we report the feasibility of utilizing chronic IV enalaprilat and transdermal clonidine on a chronic basis to control hypertension. Over the last 10 months, the patient’s hypertension has been well controlled by 1.25 mg IV enalaprilat every 8 h and a 0.2-mg clonidine patch every 6 days, with no apparent side-effects. There are no reports of IV enalaprilat usage exceeding 3 weeks’ duration. Therefore we believe that it is possible to effect reasonable management of chronic hypertension with the use of chronic IV enalaprilat and transdermal clonidine therapy.
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Received: 26 April 2000 / Revised: 7 August 2000 / Accepted: 11 August 2000
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Zawaideh, M., Duncan, B., Joseph, M. et al. Treatment of chronic hypertension with intravenous enalaprilat and transdermal clonidine. Pediatr Nephrol 16, 85–86 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670000483
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670000483