Why the study?
Normal physiologic changes in pregnancy can complicate the early recognition and treatment of pathologic tachyarrhythmia, which can lead to left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure.
Normal physiologic changes in pregnancy can complicate the early recognition and treatment of pathologic tachyarrhythmia leading to cardiomyopathy.
Requires high clinical suspicion to distinguish pathologic arrhythmias from normal maternal tachycardia; leaves open the optimal.
Tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy is an established cause of left ventricular dysfunction. The development of cardiomyopathy depends on type, rate, and duration of tachyarrhythmia. Early recognition and treatment are critical in preventing left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure. Normal physiologic changes in pregnancy can complicate the early recognition and treatment of pathologic tachyarrhythmia.
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