title: A case of supraventricular tachycardia associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and pregnancy.
abstract: A 25-year-old pregnant woman was admitted with frequent episodes of supraventricular tachycardia associated with Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome. She was treated acutely with adenosine therapy during induction of labor and post-partum. Generally, pharmacologic treatment should be undertaken only for symptomatic arrhythmias or in hemodynamically compromised patients. Adenosine is the first choice for acute treatment of supraventricular tachycardia in pregnancy; several other options exist, but all have the potential for negative side effects for mother and fetus. Direct-current cardioversion is acceptable in all stages of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Health System--Franciscan Healthcare, La Crosse, WI, USA. tak.tahir@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berkseth
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malzer
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000241:Adenosine