Arritmias fetais. Casuística de quatro anos e meio.
In a 4 1/2 year period fetal, echocardiographic studies were performed on 1600 fetuses. In 55 with arrhythmia, 44 had supraventricular ectopic beats, resolved in all, and none had heart disease. Sustained arrhythmias occurred in 11 fetuses. Atrial flutter was present in 3 all with heart disease (Ebs...
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| description | In a 4 1/2 year period fetal, echocardiographic studies were performed on 1600 fetuses. In 55 with arrhythmia, 44 had supraventricular ectopic beats, resolved in all, and none had heart disease. Sustained arrhythmias occurred in 11 fetuses. Atrial flutter was present in 3 all with heart disease (Ebstein disease, right atrial tumour and WPW diagnosed after birth). Another 3 fetuses had supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), all with a normal heart. In the bradycardia group, 2 had complete heart block (CHB) associated with AVSD; 2 sinus bradycardia and one had non conducted atrial ectopic beats. Digoxin was the first choice drug for tachyarrhythmia therapy; association with Verapamil, Flecainide, Quinidine and Procainamide was used in 4 of the 6. One fetus with CHB received Orciprenaline with no results. Atrial flutter resolved or improved; in SVT 2 fetuses converted to sinus rhythm and one died in utero. All fetuses with CHB died in cardiac failure. Mortality was 27% (3 cases) in utero and global 36%. In our experience most fetal arrhythmias (90%) were transitory ectopic beats or non lasting bradycardia in normal heart and did not trigger other kinds of arrhythmias. In sustained arrhythmias, heart failure and heart disease had a negative effect on prognosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9282ad19d2bc4a219f7f86f68ee08eeb2022-12-22T03:54:55ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07581995-02-018210.20344/amp.2667Arritmias fetais. Casuística de quatro anos e meio.C Trigo0A J MacedoM FerreiraL BernardinoA AgualusaM LimaServiço de Cardiologia Pediátrica, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.In a 4 1/2 year period fetal, echocardiographic studies were performed on 1600 fetuses. In 55 with arrhythmia, 44 had supraventricular ectopic beats, resolved in all, and none had heart disease. Sustained arrhythmias occurred in 11 fetuses. Atrial flutter was present in 3 all with heart disease (Ebstein disease, right atrial tumour and WPW diagnosed after birth). Another 3 fetuses had supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), all with a normal heart. In the bradycardia group, 2 had complete heart block (CHB) associated with AVSD; 2 sinus bradycardia and one had non conducted atrial ectopic beats. Digoxin was the first choice drug for tachyarrhythmia therapy; association with Verapamil, Flecainide, Quinidine and Procainamide was used in 4 of the 6. One fetus with CHB received Orciprenaline with no results. Atrial flutter resolved or improved; in SVT 2 fetuses converted to sinus rhythm and one died in utero. All fetuses with CHB died in cardiac failure. Mortality was 27% (3 cases) in utero and global 36%. In our experience most fetal arrhythmias (90%) were transitory ectopic beats or non lasting bradycardia in normal heart and did not trigger other kinds of arrhythmias. In sustained arrhythmias, heart failure and heart disease had a negative effect on prognosis.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/2667 |
| spellingShingle | C Trigo A J Macedo M Ferreira L Bernardino A Agualusa M Lima Arritmias fetais. Casuística de quatro anos e meio. Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| title | Arritmias fetais. Casuística de quatro anos e meio. |
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| title_short | Arritmias fetais. Casuística de quatro anos e meio. |
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