Supraventricular tachycardia during pregnancy

An increase in cardiac output during pregnancy increases the risk of arrhythmias for the expectant mother. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) underlies the sensations of arrhythmia in a pregnant woman in as many as one sixth of the cases. Vagal nerve (n. vagus) stimulation and adenosine serve as first-line treatment, but electrical cardioversion is likely to be a safe alternative as well. We describe a case in which the SVT of a woman in the third trimester of pregnancy was unresponsive to vagal nerve stimulation and pharmacological treatments. Electrical cardioversion was successfully performed after having a cesarean section procedure.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:132

Enthalten in:

Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja - 132(2016), 2 vom: 04., Seite 173-5

Sprache:

Finnisch

Weiterer Titel:

Raskaudenaikainen supraventrikulaarinen takykardia

Beteiligte Personen:

Lehtoranta, Lara [VerfasserIn]
Valta, Maija [VerfasserIn]
Aantaa, Riku [VerfasserIn]
Perheentupa, Antti [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Case Reports
English Abstract
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.04.2016

Date Revised 04.03.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM258072431