Cardiac arrhythmias are responsible for a significant portion of cardiovascular disease among pregnant people. As the incidence of arrhythmias in pregnancy continues to increase, anesthesiologists who care for obstetric patients should be experts managing arrhythmias in pregnancy. This article examines the most common arrhythmias encountered in pregnancy, including risk factors, diagnosis, and management strategies. Peripartum monitoring and labor analgesia recommendations are discussed. Additionally, management of cardioversion, management of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and advanced cardiac life support in the setting of pregnancy is reviewed.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- preterm birth
- congenital heart disease
- cardiovascular disease
- pregnancy outcomes
- left ventricular
- pregnant women
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- ejection fraction
- pain management
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- quality improvement
- clinical practice
- coronary artery disease
- ultrasound guided
- health insurance
- affordable care act