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Is there a role for carvedilol in the management of pediatric heart failure? A meta analysis and e-mail survey of expert opinion
The Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 06/24/09

Vaidyanathan B et al. - Carvedilol is a useful adjunct in the pharmacotherapy of heart failure in children, especially due to myocardial disease. In children with systemic left ventricle, there is clear evidence that carvedilol therapy improves symptoms and results in improvement in echocardiographic indices of ventricular function. In patients with systemic right ventricle or single ventricle, current data do not support the use of carvedilol for managing heart failure.

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