title: Short-term effects of inhaled albuterol on maternal and fetal circulations.
abstract: Short-term circulatory effects with the maximum recommended dose of inhaled albuterol (Proventil) were studied on 12 asthmatic patients between 33 and 39 weeks' gestation. The mean maternal blood pressures and heart rates, systolic/diastolic ratios of the uterine arcuate and umbilical arteries, and fetal heart rates and aortic velocities were unaffected during the first 2 hours after dosing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Rayburn
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Turnbull
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000420:Albuterol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000098:blood supply*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000420:Albuterol