Incidence and characteristics of maternal cardiac arrhythmias during labor.

作者信息

Romem Ayal, Romem Yitzhak, Katz Miriam, Battler Alexander

机构信息

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

出版信息

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Apr 1;93(7):931-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.042.

DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.042

PMID:15050503

Abstract

There is an assumption that pregnancy and labor are prone to a higher incidence of maternal cardiac arrhythmias. We assessed the incidence and characteristics of maternal cardiac arrhythmias during labor and compared the findings with corresponding studies of healthy nonpregnant women and pregnant women not in labor. A high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias during labor (93%) was found among 30 healthy pregnant women; however, other than atrial premature beats, the rate was no higher than among nonpregnant women.

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