title: Supraventricular tachycardia presenting in labour: A case report achieving vaginal birth and review of the literature.
abstract: Arrhythmias are one of the most common forms of cardiac disease presenting in pregnancy. Women with underlying arrhythmias may only present to health care professionals when they are pregnant. The most common type of sustained arrhythmia presenting in pregnancy is a supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). This can be difficult to diagnose, as symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness and shortness of breath are also common symptoms of pregnancy. We present the management of a woman who developed intrapartum SVT. Her case highlights the importance of considering the diagnosis in the antenatal period, the use of antiarrhythmic drugs, as well as the fact that achieving vaginal delivery is possible in correctly selected cases while the mother and baby remain stable.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, UK.
authors: C W
authors: CW
authors: Bircher
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, UK.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Farrakh
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, UK.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Gada
keywords: Cardiac; complications; drugs (medication); high-risk pregnancy; maternal-fetal medicine