Cardioversion in late pregnancy. The anaesthetic management of a case of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
A case history is presented of a woman with known Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome who, in late pregnancy, developed repeated supraventricular tachycardia, requiring direct current cardioversion. The anaesthetic problems and some pharmacological aspects of the management are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000601:surgery; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*