American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents Am J Perinatol 1996; 13(5): 301-303DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994346 ORIGINAL ARTICLE © 1996 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. Hypoxemia Associated with Cimetidine Therapy in a Newborn Infant Jacob Kuint, Nehama Linder, Brian Reichman Department of Neonatology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer and the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article ABSTRACT Cimetidine therapy used for the treatment of gastric bleeding due to tolazoline therapy in a newborn infant was temporally associated with episodes of severe hypoxemia. It appears likely that the histamine H2 receptor blocked by cimetidine obviated the pulmonary vasodilator effect of tolazoline therapy. Keywords Cimetidine therapy - hypoxemia - histamine Full Text
