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Management of Fetal Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia: What Is the Best Decision? Publisher



Moghadam EA1 ; Ghamari A2 ; Nikoufar M1
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  1. 1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics Published:2018


Abstract

The prevalence of fetal arrhythmia is about 1% to 3% of all pregnancies and they are mostly benign. This report describes fetal ectopic atrial tachycardia (EAT) diagnosed in 31 weeks of gestation. The arrhythmia did not respond to transplacental therapy; therefore, cesarean section was done and arrhythmia was controlled by propranolol. This case showed effectiveness of rate control strategy by administration of propranolol. © 2018, Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics.