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Effects of maternal alcohol intoxication on fetal circulation and myocardial function: an experimental study in the ovine fetus
Authors:J S Lafond  J C Fouron  H Bard  G Ducharme
Affiliation:1. Cardiology and Perinatology Sections, Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Ste.-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;2. Centre de Recherche Pédiatrique, Hôpital Ste.-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;3. Department of Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Abstract:To determine whether acute alcohol ingestion during pregnancy could affect fetal myocardial function, studies were carried in six chronically catheterized fetal sheep during maternal alcohol infusion. Absolute ethyl alcohol (0.8 ml/kg) was administered to the mother over 10 minutes via the jugular vein. These infusions were repeated every 30 minutes during 3 hours, and peak maternal and fetal blood concentrations close to 200 mg/dl alcohol were reached. Fetal PCO2 decreased from a baseline of 43.15 +/- 3.75 to 36.13 +/- 2.6 torr 1 hour after the start of alcohol infusion (P less than 0.05). Similarly, pH rose from 7.37 +/- 0.027 to 7.44 +/- 0.015 (P less than 0.05). Both values returned to baseline level at the end of alcohol infusion. PO2 remained within physiologic limits. The systolic time intervals of the fetal heart showed a rapid and prolonged modification. The pre-ejection period from 58 +/- 8 to 66 +/- 4 msec (P less than 0.05) during the infusion; this change was related to an increase in the isometric contraction period. The ratio of the pre-ejection period over the ejection time was also significantly increased (P less than 0.01), and remained elevated until the end of the experiment (12 hours). A rise in fetal systolic and diastolic pressures was observed at about 2 hours after the start of the alcohol infusion, and lasted 4 hours. This study suggests that an episode of maternal alcohol intoxication causes rapid depression of fetal myocardial contractility that is maintained several hours after cessation of alcohol ingestion.
Keywords:Reprint requests: Jean-Claude Fouron   M.D.   Cardiology Section   Hôpital Ste.-Justine   3175 Chemin Ste.-Catherine   Montréal   Québec   Canada H3T 1C5.
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