title: [Reciprocal supraventricular paroxysmal tachycardia in pregnancy. Apropos of a case].
abstract: The authors report a case of paroxysmal supraventricular reciprocal tachycardia, associated with transient Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in a 25-year-old woman, without heart disease, at 31 weeks gestation. The arrhythmia was successfully converted to sinus rhythm by intravenous flecainide. After delivery the arrhythmia and pre-excitation syndrome spontaneously disappeared and were not observed yet during the 6 months follow-up. Pregnancy may predispose patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome toward paroxismal supraventricular reciprocal tachycardia. The management of a similar case is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Provinciale Generale, Azienda USSL, Ambito Territoriale n. 4-Saronno (Varese).
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baroffio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tisi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borsellino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minnici
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005424:Flecainide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005424:Flecainide
vernacular_title: Tachicardia parossistica sopraventricolare reciprocante in gravidanza. A proposito di un caso.