IN-UTERO CONGESTIVE-HEART-FAILURE DUE TO MATERNAL INDOMETHACIN TREATMENT FOR POLYHYDRAMNIOS AND PREMATURE LABOR IN A FETUS WITH ANTENATAL CLOSURE OF THE FORAMEN OVALE

Authors
ACHIRON R LIPITZ S KIDRON D BERANT R HEGESH J ROTSTEIN Z
Citation
R. Achiron et al., IN-UTERO CONGESTIVE-HEART-FAILURE DUE TO MATERNAL INDOMETHACIN TREATMENT FOR POLYHYDRAMNIOS AND PREMATURE LABOR IN A FETUS WITH ANTENATAL CLOSURE OF THE FORAMEN OVALE, Prenatal diagnosis, 16(7), 1996, pp. 652-656
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Prenatal diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
01973851
Volume
16
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
652 - 656
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-3851(1996)16:7<652:ICDTMI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A case of severe fetal congestive heart failure due to occlusion of th e ductus arteriosus in a mother treated with indomethacin for polyhydr amnios and premature contractions is described. Closure of the fetal f oramen ovale that escaped detection by prenatal echocardiography was l ater demonstrated at neonatal autopsy. This case suggests that indomet hacin treatment. in a ductus-dependent fetus may be hazardous. Therefo re, careful surveillance of the fetus exposed to indomethacin in utero is warranted.