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Birth Defects Glossary Terms - Systemic Circulation
Definition
Systemic circulation is the portion of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart. The term is contrasted with pulmonary circulation.
Oxygenated blood from the lungs leaves the left heart through the aorta, from where it is distributed to the body's organs and tissues, which absorb the oxygen, through a complex network of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries. The deoxygenated blood is then collected by venules, from where it flows first into veins, and then into the inferior and superiorvenae cavae, which return it to the right heart, completing the systemic cycle. The blood is then re-oxygenated through the pulmonary circulation before returning again to the systemic circulation.
Source: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_circulation
 
Anti-Depression Drugs and Birth Defects
Studies have found a link between persistent pulmonary hypertension and other birth defects in infants due to their mothers taking certain SSRI drugs including Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft during pregnancy.
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Parents of a baby with pulmonary hypertension or heart defects may be eligible to file a claim against the manufacturer of any drugs for depression prescribed during pregnancy for failing to adequately disclose the risk of adverse side effects.
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List of Antidepressant Drugs
The FDA lists the following antidepressant drugs known as SSRIs (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors) or as Combination Drugs containing an SSRI:
  • Celexa (citalopram)
  • Fluvoxamine
  • Lexapro (escitalopram)
  • Paxil (paroxetine)
  • Prozac (fluoxetine)
  • Symbyax (olanzapine / fluoxetine)
  • Zoloft (sertraline)
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