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. 2008 Aug 27;66(5):695–705. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2008.03261.x

Table 4.

List of cardiovascular major anomalies

Paroxetine (n = 8) Additional medications Fluoxetine (n = 9) Additional medications Control (n = 8)
ASD, VSD and coarctation of aorta (operated at 16 days) Oxazepam, diclofenac inj. 8th week, nifedipine, atenolol 3rd trim.a VSD and TGAb None RBBB and moderate TR (present at 2 years, needs catheterization)a
Unspecified CHD (operated at 2 months) Oxazepam, dipyrone, ibuprofen 7th week, penicillin V-Kc Small muscular VSD (diagnosed at 6 months, closed by 1 year)*a Enoxaparin throughout pregnancy VSD (closed by 11 months)c
Hypoplastic left heart, 2 VSDs, large ASD and small mitral valve (died at 1 year)* Clonazepam from 22nd weeka Pulmonary valve stenosis (perinatally diagnosed)a None Small muscular VSD (prenatally diagnosed, present at 3 months)a
Left mild pulmonary artery stenosis, PFO and mild left ventricular distension Nonea Unspecified CHDa Carbamazepine, clonazepam, erythromycin, ethinylestradiol + levonorgestrel PDA (diagnosed on 3rd day, present at 1 month)a
Pulmonary valve stenosis (perinatally diagnosed) Nonea Mild pulmonary artery stenosis (perinatally diagnosed, present at 4 years)*d Clonazepam PR and VSD (closed at 7 months)a
Clinically significant TR Diazepam until week 7, dipyronea ASD (diagnosed before 5 months)b None VSD and ASDa
Small VSD and PFO (perinatally diagnosed) Clotrimazole 36th weeka ASD (needs catheterization)a None Small PDA (perinatally diagnosed, closed), pulmonary hypertensionc
Pulmonary artery stenosis, PFO and pes calcaneus (perinatally diagnosed) Alcohol abuse 70 g day−1 until the 12th week, smoking cannabis 1 g day−1, occasionally heroin abuse and opipramol, promethazine, clobutinol and acetylcysteine in 1st trim.c Critical aortic valve stenosis with dysplastic bicuspid aortic valve (perinatally diagnosed, dilated)c None ASD (perinatally diagnosed)a
VSD (perinatally diagnosed, closed)a Metronidazole (vaginally)
*

Exposure not during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Electively terminated pregnancy. ASD, atrial septal defect; CHD, congenital heart defect; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; PFO, patent foramen ovale; PR, pulmonic regurgitation; RBBB, right bundle branch block; TGA, transposition of great arteries; TR, tricuspid regurgitation; VSD, ventricular septal defect.

a

Smoking status none

b

Smoking status <10 cig day−1

c

Smoking status ≥10 cig day−1

d

Smoking status unknown