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Mei JY, Xu L, Nguyen TA. Smartwatch detection of new-onset monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in pregnancy. BMJ Case Rep 2024; 17:e258807. [PMID: 38373812 PMCID: PMC10882298 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Smartwatches provide health tracking in various ways and there has been a recent rise in reporting cardiac arrhythmias. While original studies focused on atrial fibrillation, fewer reports have been made on other arrhythmias especially in pregnancy. We report a pregnant patient who presented at 34 weeks' gestation with palpitations. An ECG recorded through her Apple Watch showed ventricular tachycardia. Hospital ECG confirmed monomorphic ventricular tachycardia likely caused by increased sympathetic tone from the gravid state. She was admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit for close monitoring with intravenous anti-arrhythmic agents; however, the rhythm persisted. She underwent a caesarean delivery and the arrhythmia resolved post partum. She later underwent a catheter ablation, after which she discontinued all anti-arrhythmic medications with no recurrence. This case highlights the importance of requesting relevant digital health information, if available, from patients in our modern era. Controlled clinical studies are needed to validate such practices.
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- Jenny Y Mei
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Approach to inherited arrhythmias in pregnancy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2021.100264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Process of Care and a Practical Toolkit for Evaluating and Managing Arrhythmic Risk in the Cardiogenetic Pregnant Patient. Can J Cardiol 2021; 37:2001-2013. [PMID: 34416260 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Patients with inherited arrhythmia syndromes (IASs) and inherited cardiomyopathies (ICs) are periodically encountered in both general and specialist practices. These syndromes include long QT syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, Brugada syndrome, early repolarisation syndrome, and hypertrophic and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies. In general, the presence of an IAS or IC is not a contraindication to pregnancy, but does require additional expertise and patient engagement. In this review, we summarise the various pregnancy-related considerations in patients with IAS and IC, including the impact of physiologic/hemodynamic changes on heart failure progression or arrhythmia propensity, maternal and fetal pregnancy risk stratification, prenatal genetic testing, and the specialised care and monitoring required through pregnancy, labour, and delivery and into the postpartum period. Management of patients with IASs and IC during pregnancy and the postpartum period requires collaboration between patient and provider, with a shared understanding of the general safety and potential risks during the pregnancy and postpartum periods. Patients should be aware of the safety of various medications throughout pregnancy, and those with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators should be managed according to device guidelines. A peripartum care and delivery plan should be established, with multidisciplinary input from various specialists including obstetrics, cardiac obstetrics, and inherited arrhythmia specialists wherever appropriate.
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Wong GR, Ang M, Jayarajan J, Walker F, Lambiase PD. Pregnancy in patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2021; 32:214-220. [PMID: 33970332 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-021-00750-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The number of patients of reproductive age with inherited and congenital heart disease receiving implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD) is steadily increasing. Safely and effectively coordinating pregnancy in this high-risk cohort is important to optimise maternal-foetal outcomes. As members of the multidisciplinary team caring for pregnant patients with indications for ICD, cardiologists and electrophysiologists should be aware of the considerations and nuances involved in managing these patients. This article reviews the pathophysiology of arrhythmias, ICD implantation considerations, novel minimal fluoroscopy techniques and subcutaneous ICD. In addition, antenatal and device management during pregnancy and delivery are discussed.
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- Geoffrey R Wong
- Department of Electrophysiology, St Bartholomews Hospital NHS Trust & Institute of Cardiovascular Science UCL, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetric Imaging, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Obstetric Imaging, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease, St Bartholomews Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Electrophysiology, St Bartholomews Hospital NHS Trust & Institute of Cardiovascular Science UCL, London, UK.
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Roston TM, Grewal J, Krahn AD. Pregnancy in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: therapeutic optimization and multidisciplinary care are key to success. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2021; 32:199-206. [PMID: 33881608 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-021-00755-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Women of child-bearing age comprise a large proportion of the patients followed by inherited arrhythmia clinics. Despite being a rare and dangerous diagnosis, cardiac and obstetric care providers should know that catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is not a contraindication to pregnancy. In fact, pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of CPVT-associated arrhythmias in a recent large cohort study, and most guideline-based anti-arrhythmic drug treatments are life-saving and carry a low risk of teratogenesis. In principle, the potential for CPVT destabilization may be more likely to occur after anti-arrhythmic drugs are decreased or stopped during pregnancy, when an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shock exacerbates catecholamine release, or if adrenaline surges are triggered by labor and delivery. Therefore, all pregnant women should be followed by a cardio-obstetrics team with extensive knowledge of CPVT diagnosis, as well as arrhythmia risk stratification fand management. This multidisciplinary care should begin preconception and involve counseling on preimplantation genetic testing, choosing safe and effective anti-arrhythmic drugs, stopping contraindicated medications, optimal programming of ICDs, and planning for the brief hyper-adrenergic period of labor and delivery. The latest data on pregnancy in CPVT is reviewed here and the optimal care for this rare and complex patient population outlined.
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- Thomas M Roston
- Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. .,, 211-1033 Davie Street, V6E 1M7, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Schumer A, Contag S. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in pregnancy: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2020; 14:238. [PMID: 33292493 PMCID: PMC7724802 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-020-02569-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a genetic disorder that can cause fatal tachyarrhythmias brought on by physical or emotional stress. There is little reported in the literature regarding management of CPVT in pregnancy much less during labor. Case presentation A gravida 2, para 1 presented to our high-risk clinic at 15 weeks gestation with known CPVT. The Caucasian female patient had been diagnosed after experiencing a cardiac arrest following a motor vehicle accident and found to have a pathogenic cardiac ryanodine receptor mutation. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator was placed at that time. Her pregnancy was uncomplicated, and she was medically managed with metoprolol, flecainide, and verapamil. Her labor course and successful vaginal delivery were uncomplicated and involved a multidisciplinary team comprising specialists in electrophysiology, maternal fetal medicine, anesthesiology, general obstetrics, lactation, and neonatology. Conclusions CPVT is likely underdiagnosed and, given that cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in pregnancy, it is important to bring further awareness to the diagnosis and management of this inherited arrhythmia syndrome in pregnancy.
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- Amy Schumer
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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Jimenez E, Cortez D, McGill M, Ambrose M. Peripartum management of a patient with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2020; 26:e12796. [PMID: 32978983 PMCID: PMC7935095 DOI: 10.1111/anec.12796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a potentially lethal cardiac channelopathy characterized by episodes of ventricular tachycardia (VT) during exercise or in stressful situations. As the peripartum period creates a stressful environment, we describe our approach of this rare condition in a very common situation, child birth.
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- Erick Jimenez
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Cheung CC, Lieve KV, Roston TM, van der Ree MH, Deyell MW, Andrade JG, Laksman ZW, Nannenberg EA, Tadros R, Pang B, Rutberg J, Green MS, Conacher S, Seifer CM, Roberts JD, Steinberg C, Sanatani S, Wilde AA, Krahn AD. Pregnancy in Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2018; 5:387-394. [PMID: 30898243 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This investigation was a retrospective study of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) patients in Canada and the Netherlands to compare pregnancy, postpartum, and nonpregnant event rates. BACKGROUND CPVT is characterized by life-threatening arrhythmias during exertion or emotional stress. The arrhythmic risk in CPVT patients during pregnancy is unknown. METHODS Baseline demographics, genetics, treatment, and pregnancy complications were reviewed. Event rate calculations assumed a 40-week pregnancy and 24-week postpartum period. RESULTS Ninety-six CPVT patients had 228 pregnancies (median 2 pregnancies per patient; range: 1 to 10; total: 175.4 pregnant patient-years). The median age of CPVT diagnosis was 40.7 years (range: 12 to 84 years), with a median follow-up of 2.9 years (range: 0 to 20 years; total 448.1 patient-years). Most patients had pregnancies before CPVT diagnosis (82%). Pregnancy and postpartum cardiac events included syncope (5%) and an aborted cardiac arrest (1%), which occurred in patients who were not taking beta-blockers. Other complications included miscarriages (13%) and intrauterine growth restriction (1 case). There were 6 cardiac events (6%) during the nonpregnant period. The pregnancy and postpartum event rates were 1.71 and 2.85 events per 100 patient-years, respectively, and the combined event rate during the pregnancy and postpartum period was 2.14 events per 100 patient-years. These rates were not different from the nonpregnant event rate (1.46 events per 100 patient-years). CONCLUSIONS The combined pregnancy and postpartum arrhythmic risk in CPVT patients was not elevated compared with the nonpregnant period. Most patients had pregnancies before diagnosis, and all patients with events were not taking beta-blockers at the time of the event.
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- Christopher C Cheung
- Heart Rhythm Services, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Heart Rhythm Services, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Heart Rhythm Services, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Heart Rhythm Services, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Heart Rhythm Services, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Manitoba, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Manitoba, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Heart Rhythm Services, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Regitz-Zagrosek V, Roos-Hesselink JW, Bauersachs J, Blomström-Lundqvist C, Cífková R, De Bonis M, Iung B, Johnson MR, Kintscher U, Kranke P, Lang IM, Morais J, Pieper PG, Presbitero P, Price S, Rosano GMC, Seeland U, Simoncini T, Swan L, Warnes CA. 2018 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy. Eur Heart J 2018; 39:3165-3241. [PMID: 30165544 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1148] [Impact Index Per Article: 191.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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