Postoperative catecholamine resistance following fetal methamphetamine exposure. (January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Perumal, Gopinath; Marathe, Supreet P; Schlapbach, Luregn J; Morwood, Jim; Venugopal, Prem; Alphonso, Nelson
• Is Part Of: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. Volume 27:Number 1(2019)
• Page Start: 30
• Page End: 32
• Publication Date: 2019-01
• Subjects: Cardiac surgical procedures -- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- Infant -- newborn -- Methamphetamine -- Pregnancy -- Sympathomimetics; Heart -- Diseases -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412
• DOI: 10.1177/0218492318784740
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0218-4923

Abstract

Methamphetamine and its related compounds are among the most widely abused recreational drugs worldwide. While a myriad of clinical complications of methamphetamine use have been described, there is a paucity of literature regarding the effects of maternal abuse during pregnancy on neonatal hearts. In this report, we describe a neonate who underwent Norwood-type palliation and subsequently developed catecholamine-resistant cardiogenic shock, likely related to methamphetamine exposure, which recovered after a period of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.