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. 1992 Mar;67(3):266–268. doi: 10.1136/hrt.67.3.266

Incessant atrial tachycardia accelerated by pregnancy.

J C Doig 1, J M McComb 1, D S Reid 1
PMCID: PMC1024804  PMID: 1554546

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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