Incessant atrial tachycardia accelerated by pregnancy.

Br Heart J. 1992 March; 67(3): 266–268.

PMCID: PMC1024804

J C Doig, J M McComb, and D S Reid

Regional Cardiothoracic Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Abstract

A 24 year old patient presented with incessant atrial tachycardia during the course of a twin pregnancy. Medical treatment slowed the ventricular response without restoring sinus rhythm. During labour the tachycardia spontaneously reverted to sinus rhythm. Subsequently the same arrhythmia was documented with a slower ventricular response than during pregnancy.

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