Case Report

Successful medical treatment of fetal supraventricular tachycardia that cause hydrops fetalis

10.4274/tjod.56578

  • Cihan Çetin
  • Çiğdem Akçabay
  • Selim Büyükkurt
  • Nazan Özbarlas

Received Date: 05.11.2013 Accepted Date: 30.12.2013 Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2014;11(3):193-195 PMID: 28913017

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most frequent fetal tachyarrhythmia. Diagnosis is established with M-mode ultrasound and/or Doppler investigation. Untreated cases may develop fetal heart failure and hydrops. Even these cases should not be left untreated - maternal administration of antiarrhythmic drugs should be undertaken. In this manuscript, we describe a successful treatment with maternal administration of sotalol and digoxin in a fetus that developed hydrops because of SVT.

Keywords: Tachycardia, supraventricular, fetal hydrops