Cardiac arrhythmias in pregnancy: Clinical and therapeutic considerations

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 129-133

  Gowda, Ramesh M ^a   Khan, Ijaz A ^b,c   Mehta, Nirav J ^b   Vasavada, Balendu C ^a   Sacchi, Terrence J ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY CARDIAC CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drugs; Arrhythmias; Electrocardiogram; Pregnancy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ALCOHOL; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAFFEINE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DISOPYRAMIDE; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; PHENYTOIN; PROCAINAMIDE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARAPAMIL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ANTICOAGULATION; APGAR SCORE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOSELECTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DELIVERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; HEART BLOCK; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABOR; LONG QT SYNDROME; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SMOKING; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TORSADE DES POINTES; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0344640905     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00601-0     Document Type: Review

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