Open AccessDIRECT CURRENT CONVERSION OF MATERNAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA DEVELOPED DURING THE TREATMENT OF A PREGNANT HEROIN ADDICT WITH RITODRINE
Author(s) -
Fink B. J.,
Weber T.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348109155476
Subject(s) - medicine , ritodrine , heroin , supraventricular tachycardia , pregnancy , tachycardia , supraventricular arrhythmia , anesthesia , addiction , obstetrics , cardiology , drug , psychiatry , gestation , atrial fibrillation , genetics , biology
. During ritodrine (Utopar R ) treatment for premature labor, a chronic heroin‐addicted patient developed supraventricular tachycardia which was treated by direct current (d.c.) conversion. d.c. conversion did not affect the fetus, as judged by the cardiotocogram. As heroin addicts run an increased risk of developing cardiac arrhythmia, caution is advised when treating these patients with beta‐mimetics.