Is a heart rate of 180 dangerous for a premature infant?
Disease description:
Today the doctor checked my son's heart rate and found it to be 180. Is a heart rate of 180 dangerous for a premature infant?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhang Weiling
A heart rate of 180 in a premature infant is generally dangerous, as it may lead to heart failure. Heart failure in premature infants might be caused by intrauterine infection. Oxygen therapy can be administered, and after oxygen treatment, fetal heart rate monitoring should be performed to observe whether the infant's heart rate returns to normal levels.
