Otro
Digitalis-Like Induced Arrhythmia in a Patient with Rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation Complicated by Preeclampsia
Registro en:
Hypertension In Pregnancy. London: Informa Healthcare, v. 29, n. 2, p. 148-152, 2010.
1064-1955
10.3109/10641950902928571
WOS:000276518800003
Autor
Roscani, Meliza Goi
Zanati, Siimeia G.
Magalhaes, Claudia G.
Borges, Vera Therezinha Medeiros
Matsubara, Beatriz Bojikian
Resumen
Objective. To report a case of cardiac arrhythmia related to a low dose of endovenous lanatoside C. Case report. A 23-year-old pregnant woman with mitral regurgitation complicated with preeclampsia and pulmonary edema presented 2 episodes of atrial tachycardia induced by a intravenous digitalis (2 mg, IV and 1 mg, IV, respectively). Conclusion. This case calls attention to the need for further studies analysing the security of digoxin use in preeclampsia.</.