| Title | Maternal methadone may cause arrhythmias in neonates. | | Author(s) | Hussain T, Ewer AK | | Institution | Neonatal Unit, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham, UK. | | Source | Acta Paediatr 2007 Mar 21. | | Abstract | Methadone treatment is a well recognised cause of QT interval lengthening in adults. In this case report, we present for the first time, clinically significant QT interval lengthening in a neonate secondary to maternal methadone treatment. Neonatal paediatricians should be aware of this important and potentially serious clinical phenomenon.
Conclusion: Bradycardia, tachycardia or an irregular heart rate in an infant born to a mother on methadone treatment should not be ignored and a 12-lead electrocardiogram should be performed. Furthermore, there is also a need for a prospective study of QTc intervals in infants born to mothers receiving methadone. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 17376175 |
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