Successful conversion of fetal atrial flutter with digoxin: report of one case.

Abstract

A fetus suffering from tachycardia of more than 200 beats per minute was found to have an atrial flutter with two-to-one atrioventricular conductional block by the fetal ultrasonogram at 33 weeks of gestation. The tachycardia was successfully converted to sinus rhythm with maternal digitalization. The heart rate stayed in a normal sinus rhythm after the baby was born, however, an incomplete form of cor triatriatum was noted on the echocardiogram examination.

• Authors: J S Chang, Y C Chen, C H Tsai, H D Tsai
• Journal: Zhonghua Minguo xiao er ke yi xue hui za zhi [Journal]. Zhonghua Minguo xiao er ke yi xue hui (Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi) 1994 May-Jun Vol. 35 Issue 3 Pg. 229-34 ISSN: 0001-6578 [Print] China (Republic : 1949- )
• PMID: 8042508 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Digoxin

Topics

• Adult
• Atrial Flutter (drug therapy)
• Digoxin (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Fetal Diseases (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Pregnancy