title: Epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a primigravida woman with Ebstein's anomaly with recurrent supraventricular tachycardia.
abstract: Ebstein's anomaly is an uncommon congenital heart defect with an extremely variable natural history due to a wide spectrum of pathological features. We report on the anesthetic management of a 24-year-old primigravida woman with Ebstein's anomaly with recurrent supraventricular tachycardia for emergency cesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: kaushik_taurus@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kaushic A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Theerth
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Roopa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sachidananda
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Safiya I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Shaikh
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000150:complications*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D012008:Recurrence; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Ebstein's anomaly; arrhythmias; cesarean section; epidural anesthesia; supraventricular tachycardia