Lone Atrial Fibrillation during Pregnancy in a Young Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review
Youssef Fihri, Jihane Fagouri, Driss Britel, Zakaria Lahlafi, Hicham Faliouni, Soumia Faid, Meriem Bennani, Hicham Bouzelmat, Zouhair Lakhal, Aatef Benyass
Asian Journal of Cardiology Research · pp. 56–62 · Published 17 Feb 2023
Abstract
The period of pregnancy is a particular period during which several hormonal and physiological changes occur in the functioning of the pregnant woman causing many changes to the normal functioning of the body and especially the heart. with the appearance of arrhythmias and in particular AF which remains rare in pregnant women with a healthy heart. In this work we present a case of a 38-year-old woman, pregnant at 30 weeks who presents palpitations related to atrial fibrillation and the cardiological exploration objectified a healthy heart. The hemodynamic, hormonal and drug hypotheses are among the etiologies mentioned in this condition. During this paper, we have tried to review the different arguments posed in the literature and the means of suspicion and diagnosis.
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