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. 2020 Aug;30(8):1183-1185.
doi: 10.1017/S1047951120001560. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

Management of fetal ductus arteriosus constriction with Digoxin and oxygen therapy

Alina Z Naqvi  1 , Susan M Lanni  2 , Joanna B Rosenthal  3
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Management of fetal ductus arteriosus constriction with Digoxin and oxygen therapy

Alina Z Naqvi et al. Cardiol Young. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Constriction of the fetal ductus arteriosus is rare and usually attributed to medications or CHD. We describe a 24-year-old multigravida at 33 weeks 5 days gestation with echocardiographic findings of severe ductal constriction, a dilated, hypertrophied and hypocontractile right ventricle, and severe tricuspid regurgitation following BC powder® use. Treatment with Digoxin and oxygen resulted in a progressive 71% reduction in peak systolic ductal gradient, improved right ventricular function, and decreased tricuspid regurgitation.

Keywords: Constricted ductus arteriosus; Digoxin; antenatal; oxygen.

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