title: Use of flecainide for refractory atrial tachycardia of pregnancy.
abstract: Sustained arrhythmias during pregnancy are uncommon. However, when they do occur, atrial tachycardias are usually amenable to pharmacological or electrical therapy. We describe a case of sustained atrial tachycardia in a pregnant patient. The tachycardia was resistant to commonly used antiarrhythmic drugs and to cardioversion but rapidly responded to flecainide, with return to sinus rhythm until the patient was delivered of a healthy baby.
authors.affiliation: Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University, Flint, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Issawi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peddireddy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005424:Flecainide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013612:Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D005424:Flecainide