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Fetal arrhythmias: Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis

Fetal aritmiler: Tanı, tedavi, prognoz

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211–215
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2022-10-10
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Conclusion: The results suggest that bradycardic and/or hydropic fetuses have poor prognosis, however fetuses with ectopic beats generally have desirable prognosis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: To evaluate patients who were referred to our center with suspicion of fetal arrhythmia for diagnosis, results of treatment and prognosis.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: Thirty -three patients referred to our center for evaluation of fetal cardiac arrhythmias were examined by M-mode, two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography for cardiac anomaly and type of dysrhythmia Results: Arrhythmias were diagnosed in 15 of 33 patients.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: The results suggest that bradycardic and/or hydropic fetuses have poor prognosis, however fetuses with ectopic beats generally have desirable prognosis.
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Objective: To evaluate patients who were referred to our center with suspicion of fetal arrhythmia for diagnosis, results of treatment and prognosis. Methods: Thirty -three patients referred to our center for evaluation of fetal cardiac arrhythmias were examined by M-mode, two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography for cardiac anomaly and type of dysrhythmia Results: Arrhythmias were diagnosed in 15 of 33 patients. Four cases demonstrated tachycardia , 5 - ectopic beats, 6 - bradycardia. Of 5 fetuses with tachycardia, transplacental antiarrhythmic drugs were administered in three cases; two of them with hydrops died and conversion of the arrhythmia was achieved in one. Six patients with bradycardia had poor perinatal outcome, with 3 deaths occurred (two of them had third degree atrioventricular block, one of them had sinus bradycardia). All patients with ectopic beats had a good perinatal outcome. Conclusion: The results suggest that bradycardic and/or hydropic fetuses have poor prognosis, however fetuses with ectopic beats generally have desirable prognosis.

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Amaç: Kliniğimize fetal aritmi ön tanısı ile yollanan olguların tanı, tedavi sonuçları ve prognoz yönünden değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı.Yöntem: Aritmi ön tanısı ile yollanan 33 hasta M-mod, 2 boyutlu ve Doppler ekokardiyografik inceleme ile disritmi, yapısal kardiyak anomali varlığı yönünden incelendi. Bulgular: On beş fetusa disritmi tanısı konuldu. Bunlardan 4'ünde taşiaritmi, 5'inde ektopik atımlar, 6' sında bradiaritmi tespit edildi. Taşikardisi olan 4 hastanın 3' ünde anneye antiaritmik ilaç tedavisi başlandı. İkisinde hidrops vardı. Hiçbirinde yapısal kalp hastalığı yoktu. Hidrops gelişmiş olanlar intrauterin ekzitus oldu. Atriyal flatteri olan fetus antiaritmik tedaviden yarar gördü. Ektopik atım tanısı konulanların hiçbirinde taşiaritmi, hidrops gelişmedi. Bradiaritmisi olan 6 fetustan 3' ü intrauterin kaybedildi. İkinci dereceden atriyoventriküler blok olan hastada Fallot tetralojisi saptandı ve doğduktan sonra "pacemaker" takıldı.Sonuç: Fetal ekokardiyografinin yapısal kalp hastalıklarında olduğu kadar aritmilerin saptanmasında ve takibinde de önemli bir tanı yöntemi olduğu, olgu sayısı az olmakla birlikte fetal bradikardilerin prognozunun oldukça kötü, ektopik atımların ise iyi olduğu izlendi.

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ÖZTUNÇ, F., AHUNBAY, G., BEŞİKÇİ, R., EROĞLU, A. G. (2022). Fetal arrhythmias: Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 3, 211–215. https://ajindex.com/articles/437485

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