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. 2011 Jun 3;2011:bcr1220103589. doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2010.3589

Table 1.

Reported cases of atrial fibrillation in pregnancy

Author Age (years) Structural heart disease Gestation Management Outcome
Cacciotti et al14 35 None 36 weeks β-blocker LSCS live birth
Gowda et al15 29 None 38 weeks Spontaneous cardioversion Normal
Walsh et al11 41 None 35 weeks Flecainide Normal
Kuczkowski16 26 None During LSCS Spontaneous LSCS
Parasuraman et al4 39 None 33 weeks during treatment for threatened labour with nifedipine DCCV Normal
Arimie5 24 None 34 weeks during treatment for premature labour with terbutaline Diltiazem, digoxin, esmolol, then DCCV Normal
Carson et al6 30 None 35 weeks (twins) during treatment for premature labour with terbutaline Digoxin, diltiazem, esmolol, procainamide Normal twins
Lashgari et al7 20 None 31 weeks during treatment for premature labour with terbutaline Diltiazem (Baby not born at time of publication)

DCCV, direct current cardioversion; LSCS, lower segment caesarian section.