Carvedilol Reverses Elevated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in a Child with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

There is little experience using beta-blocker therapy for the management of congestive heart failure (CHF) in children. We present the case of a child with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and CHF, referred for cardiac transplantation, in whom carvedilol reversed elevated pulmonary vascular resistance.