Epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a primigravida woman with Ebstein's anomaly with recurrent supraventricular tachycardia

Ebstein's anomaly is an uncommon congenital heart defect with an extremely variable natural history due to a wide spectrum of pathological features. We report on the anesthetic management of a 24-year-old primigravida woman with Ebstein's anomaly with recurrent supraventricular tachycardia...

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Published inActa anaesthesiologica Taiwanica Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 201 - 202
Main Authors Theerth, Kaushic A., Sachidananda, Roopa, Shaikh, Safiya I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China (Republic : 1949- ) Elsevier B.V 01.12.2014
Subjects
Anesthesia, Epidural
Anesthesia, Obstetrical
arrhythmias
Cesarean Section
Ebstein Anomaly - complications
Ebstein's anomaly
Emergencies
epidural anesthesia
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
Recurrence
supraventricular tachycardia
Tachycardia, Supraventricular
Young Adult
cesarean section
epidural anesthesia
supraventricular tachycardia
arrhythmias
Ebstein's anomaly
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Summary:Ebstein's anomaly is an uncommon congenital heart defect with an extremely variable natural history due to a wide spectrum of pathological features. We report on the anesthetic management of a 24-year-old primigravida woman with Ebstein's anomaly with recurrent supraventricular tachycardia for emergency cesarean section.
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ISSN:1875-4597
1875-452X
DOI:10.1016/j.aat.2014.09.001