Case series of catheter-based arrhythmia ablation in 13 pregnant women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Catheter ablation is a rarely used procedure to treat arrhythmias during pregnancy.

Hypothesis

In the case of maternal arrhythmia during pregnancy, zero-fluoroscopic catheter ablation is preferable to medical treatment.

Methods

Between April 2014 and September 2021, we examined the demographic data, procedural parameters, and fetal and maternal outcomes in pregnant women undergoing ablation at the Gottsegen National Cardiovascular Center and University of Pécs Medical School, Heart Institute.

Results

Fourteen procedures (14 electrophysiological studies [EPS], 13 ablations) performed on 13 pregnant women (age 30.3 ± 5.2 years, primipara n = 6) were studied. During EPS, 12 patients had inducible arrhythmias. Atrial tachycardia was confirmed in three, a

SUBMITTER: Mladoniczky S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436797 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature