Utility of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring in pregnant women with cardiovascular disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arrhythmias are a common complication in pregnant women with heart disease. While continuous electrocardiographic monitoring is a useful tool for diagnosis, it also has significant associated costs, and identifying which pregnant women are most likely to benefit from monitoring is an important goal.

Methods

This is a retrospective observational study of pregnant adult women with heart disease cared for at an academic medical center between 2016 and 2020. Clinical information and ambulatory and inpatient monitoring results were abstracted from the electronic health record and descriptive statistics and T-tests were used to characterize the population.

Results

A total of 258 pregnancies in 202 unique women were included. The most common type of cardiovascular

SUBMITTER: Roldan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657330 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature