Fetal premature atrial contractions associated with hydralazine.
Echocardiography documented fetal premature atrial contractions after maternal hydralazine treatment for hypertension. No signs of fetal congestive heart failure were noted, and other tests of fetal surveillance remained reassuring. The arrhythmia spontaneously subsided after discontinuation of hydralazine. A possible cause-and-effect relationship of hydralazine and premature atrial contractions has not been previously reported.
Lodeiro
J G
JG
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse.
Feinstein
S J
SJ
Lodeiro
S B
SB
D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006830:Hydralazine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy
D006830:Hydralazine