title: [Supraventricular tachycardia during pregnancy].
abstract: An increase in cardiac output during pregnancy increases the risk of arrhythmias for the expectant mother. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) underlies the sensations of arrhythmia in a pregnant woman in as many as one sixth of the cases. Vagal nerve (n. vagus) stimulation and adenosine serve as first-line treatment, but electrical cardioversion is likely to be a safe alternative as well. We describe a case in which the SVT of a woman in the third trimester of pregnancy was unresponsive to vagal nerve stimulation and pharmacological treatments. Electrical cardioversion was successfully performed after having a cesarean section procedure.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lehtoranta
authors.forename: Maija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valta
authors.forename: Riku
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aantaa
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perheentupa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*