Myocardial necrosis in a newborn after long-term maternal subcutaneous terbutaline infusion for suppression of preterm labor

Scott E. Fletcher; Derek A. Fyfe; Christopher L. Case; Henry B. Wiles; Jane K. Upshur; Roger B. Newman

doi:10.1016/S0002-9378(12)90771-1

Myocardial necrosis in a newborn after long-term maternal subcutaneous terbutaline infusion for suppression of preterm labor

Scott E. Fletcher, Derek A. Fyfe, Christopher L. Case, Henry B. Wiles, Jane K. Upshur, Roger B. Newman

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Abstract

We report a case of myocardial necrosis in a newborn after treatment of the mother with long-term subcutaneous terbutaline. No such serious side effects in the fetus have previously been reported. We speculate that this myocardial damage was due to β-sympathomimetic therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1401-1404
Number of pages	4
Journal	American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Volume	165
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9378(12)90771-1
State	Published - 1991
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cardiomyopathy
infant
subcutaneous
β-sympathomimetics

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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