Year: 1988
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Maternal administration offlecainide to terminate and suppress fetal tachycardia Fetal echocardiography has allowed fetal arrhythmias to be identified and accurately diagnosed.Because a fetal tachycardia is often detected before an elective delivery is safe considerable interest has focused on treatment by giving drugs to the mother.Digoxin is accepted as the drug of first choice, but no consensus exists on second line drugs.' 2 We present the first report of giving flecainide to a mother to terminate and suppress a fetal tachycardia.Case report
Source: BMJ
Authors: C. Wren, S. Hunter
Institution: Freeman Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2074057031