Case Report

Recurrent second-trimester intrauterine fetal death due to undiagnosed atrioventricular block: A case report

Authors: Ahmed M. Abbas (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt) , Sief El-Eslam Ali (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt) , Armia Michael (Faculty of Medicine; Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt)

  • Recurrent second-trimester intrauterine fetal death due to undiagnosed atrioventricular block: A case report

    Case Report

    Recurrent second-trimester intrauterine fetal death due to undiagnosed atrioventricular block: A case report

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Abstract

Fetal cardiac abnormalities are one of the common causes of non-immune fetal hydrops. Early diagnosis and treatment may prevent the late consequences that can occur as heart failure and intrauterine fetal death. Herein we report the case of a 32-year-old patient with a history of recurrent second trimester intrauterine fetal death. She presented with fetal hydrops at 23 weeks. A detailed echocardiography revealed that the fetus had a third degree atrioventricular block and advanced hydropic changes due to heart failure. Corticosteroid therapy was started but the fetus died in utero after 2 weeks.

Keywords: Atrioventricular block, hydrops fetalis, intrauterine fetal death, heart failure

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Abbas, A. M. & Ali, S. & Michael, A., (2017) “Recurrent second-trimester intrauterine fetal death due to undiagnosed atrioventricular block: A case report”, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology 7(2), 1–7. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.1359

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01 Jul 2017
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