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Re: pregnancy and tachycardia/pac's

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 3 Nov 2002 00:36:17 -0600 (CST)


At Fri, 1 Nov 2002, anacyde wrote: >
>I was diagnosed with tachycardia (irregular HR) in 1994 and premature
>atrial contractions in 2001. I have been through many cardiology
>work-ups and all have reassuringly proven to be benign and harmless. I
>am still somewhat concerned. Will this be affected by pregnancy? Is
>pregnancy safe when having these issues?

Many, many pregnanct women have PAcs and PVCs -- "palpitation", Certaily, if yours increase or become symptomatic during pregnancy they can be treated with little harm, if any, to you or the baby

>
>I have had one pregnancy, which ended in fetal growth cessation at 9
>weeks and had a D&C while awake. I figure, if I made it through that, I
>should be okay...but labor may be far more exhausting and taxing on me
>physically.
>
>Thank you in advance for any insight!

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide" working on "The Hip Chick's Guide to Menopause"

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