Heart sounds at home: feasibility of an ambulatory fetal heart rhythm surveillance program for anti-SSA-positive pregnancies
| Autor: | A. Krishnan, Benson Dw, Sven-Erik Sonesson, Stéphanie Levasseur, Anita J. Moon-Grady, Mary T. Donofrio, Lisa Howley, Bettina F. Cuneo, E. Jaeggi, Lisa K. Hornberger, Anita Szwast |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Monitoring Ambulatory Gestational Age 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Heart rate medicine Humans Sinus rhythm Prospective Studies Neonatology Atrioventricular Block Fetal Monitoring 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Obstetrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Gestational age Prenatal Care Ultrasonography Doppler Heart Rate Fetal medicine.disease United States Pregnancy Complications Heart Sounds Antibodies Antinuclear Heart sounds embryonic structures Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Ambulatory Female business Atrioventricular block |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Perinatology. 37:226-230 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5543 0743-8346 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/jp.2016.220 |
| Popis: | Fetuses exposed to anti-SSA (Sjogren’s) antibodies are at risk of developing irreversible complete atrioventricular block (CAVB), resulting in death or permanent cardiac pacing. Anti-inflammatory treatment during the transition period from normal heart rhythm (fetal heart rhythm (FHR)) to CAVB (emergent CAVB) can restore sinus rhythm, but detection of emergent CAVB is challenging, because it can develop in ⩽24 h. We tested the feasibility of a new technique that relies on home FHR monitoring by the mother, to surveil for emergent CAVB. We recruited anti-SSA-positive mothers at 16 to 18 weeks gestation (baseline) from 8 centers and instructed them to monitor FHR two times a day until 26 weeks, using a Doppler device at home. FHR was also surveilled by weekly or every other week fetal echo. If FHR was irregular, the mother underwent additional fetal echo. We compared maternal stress/anxiety before and after monitoring. Postnatally, infants underwent a 12-lead electrocardiogram. Among 133 recruited, 125 (94%) enrolled. Among those enrolled, 96% completed the study. Reasons for withdrawal (n=5) were as follows: termination of pregnancy, monitoring too time consuming or moved away. During home monitoring, 9 (7.5%) mothers detected irregular FHR diagnosed by fetal echo as normal (false positive, n=2) or benign atrial arrhythmia (n=7). No CAVB was undetected or developed after monitoring. Questionnaire analysis indicated mothers felt comforted by the experience and would monitor again in future pregnancies. These data suggest ambulatory FHR surveillance of anti-SSA-positive pregnancies is feasible, has a low false positive rate and is empowering to mothers. |
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