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CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS DURING PREGNANCY: A CLINICAL APPROACH

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2011

ZACHARY LAKSMAN ,
LOUISE HARRIS  and
CANDICE K SILVERSIDES
ZACHARY LAKSMAN
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
LOUISE HARRIS
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
CANDICE K SILVERSIDES*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. University of Toronto, Obstetric Medicine Program, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
*
Candice K. Silversides, MD, Toronto General Hospital, 585 University Avenue, 5N-521, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N2, Canada. E-mail candice.silversides@uhn.on.ca
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Physiologic changes in maternal haemodynamics, hormones and autonomic properties contribute to arrhythmias in pregnancy. While arrhythmias most commonly occur in pregnant women with structural heart disease or those with a history of cardiac arrhythmias, they can also occur de novo in women with no documented cardiac disease.

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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , May 2011 , pp. 123 - 143
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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