title: Supraventricular tachycardia and syncope during pregnancy: A case for catheter ablation without fluoroscopy.
abstract: Arrhythmias during pregnancy pose a dilemma for the treating physician. Most antiarrhythmic drugs are classified as category C in the FDA labeling system during pregnancy. We describe the case of a pregnant woman who presented syncope due to drug-refractory supraventricular tachycardia who underwent catheter ablation without the use of fluoroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Eletrofisiologia Cardíaca, Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Electronic address: drleiria@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tiago Luiz Luz
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Leiria
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Eletrofisiologia Cardíaca, Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martins Pires
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Eletrofisiologia Cardíaca, Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lapa Kruse
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Eletrofisiologia Cardíaca, Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Glotz de Lima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Ablation; Ablação; Gestação; Pregnancy; Supraventricular tachycardia; Taquiarritmias