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Elevated endoxin-like factor complicating a multifetal second trimester pregnancy: treatment with digoxin-binding
C D Adair1, V Buckalew, K Taylor
1Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Winston-Salem, N.C., USA.
American Journal of Nephrology
|January 1, 1996
Summary
This case study details a second-trimester multifetal pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia and an elevated digoxin-like immune factor. Treatment with digoxin-binding immunoglobulin was administered without adverse maternal effects.
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Cardiology
Background:
- Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy complication.
- Multifetal pregnancies have increased risks.
- Elevated digoxin-like immune factors are not well understood in pregnancy.