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Ventricular Tachycardia in Pregnant Patients

Ventricular tachycardia although not common, can occasionally complicate pregnancy. Its presence may indicate an underlying cardiac structural abnormality, or undiagnosed congenital arrhythmic disease. However, some pregnant patients with ventricular tachycardia have structurally normal hearts. Two...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kotchetkov, Rouslan, Patel, Ameen, Salehian, Omid
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2884340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20567639
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Sumario:Ventricular tachycardia although not common, can occasionally complicate pregnancy. Its presence may indicate an underlying cardiac structural abnormality, or undiagnosed congenital arrhythmic disease. However, some pregnant patients with ventricular tachycardia have structurally normal hearts. Two cases of ventricular tachycardia in pregnant patients with structurally normal hearts are presented and an approach to diagnosis and management of such patients are discussed.