Relevant recent publications | Arrhythmia-centered treatment review of tachy-arrhythmia during pregnancy. E-journal ESC council for cardiology practice. 2014 Managing palpitations and arrhythmias during pregnancy. BMJ Journals, Heart 2007 Prospective multicenter study of pregnancy outcomes in women with heart disease. Circulation 2001 Jul 31;104(5):515-21. Management of palpitations and cardiac arrhythmias in pregnancy - TOG Vol 21, Issue 4, 2019 Management of tachyarrhythmias in pregnancy – A review. Obstetric Medicine. Vol 13, Issue 4, 2020 Maternal cardiac arrhythmias during pregnancy and lactation. Obstetric Medicine. Vol 3, Issue 1, 2010 Arrhythmias in pregnancy. Editorial. British Cardiovascular Society Contemporary Management of Arrhythmias During Pregnancy. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. October 14, Vol 7, Issue 5 |
OAA webcasts (in last 4 years) | Cardiac Disease in pregnancy. Prof Cathy Nelson-Piercy. 3-day course in Obstetric Anaesthesia 2019: Day 2 Tuesday 5th November 2019. (password: contact the Secretariat) http://www.oaawebcast.info/tuesday-5th.html Cardiac disease / pregnancy. Dr Katrijn Jansen Obstetric Anaesthesia Newcastle Day 1: Thursday 23rd May 2019 (password: contact the Secretariat) http://www.oaawebcast.info/oa-19-thursday.html Cardiac Issues. Dr Vinnie Sodhi Obstetric Anaesthesia Management Day, RCP: Friday 5th October 2018. (password: contact the Secretariat) http://www.oaawebcast.info/management-2018.html Cardiac disease in obstetric patients. Dr Aisling Carroll Three Day Course in Obstetric Anaesthesia: Wednesday 8th November 2017. (password: contact the Secretariat) http://www.oaawebcast.info/wednesday-8th.html The parturient with cardiac disease. Dr Fiona Walker Three Day Course in Obstetric Anaesthesia: Wednesday 9th November 2016. (password: contact the Secretariat) http://www.oaawebcast.info/3dc-16-menu.html |
OAA posters (in last 4 years) | Supraventricular tachycardia in the postpartum patient: a lone Wollf? CW Cross. Obstetric Anaesthesia 2019 Supraventricular tachycardia during pregnancy. M Abdelrahman. Obstetric Anaesthesia 2019 |
MBRRACE-UK | Cardiac arrhythmia, SADS and myocardial disease MBRRACE PowerPoint slides File 04 Saving Lives. Nov 19 MBRRACE report 2019 |
National Guidelines | 2018 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy: The Task Force for the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) European Heart Journal, Volume 39, Issue 34, 07 September 2018, Pages 3165–3241 Cardiac Arrhythmias guideline NICE guideline Cardiac Disease and Pregnancy RCOG Good Practice Guideline no.13: June 2011 Adult tachycardia algorithm Resuscitation council UK Adult bradycardia algorithm Resuscitation council UK Intrapartum care: existing medical conditions and obstetric complications. Quality standard [QS192] February 2020 Acute care toolkit 15 ACT pregnancy. Managing acute medical problems in pregnancy (management of chest pain, palpitations, breathlessness) Royal College of Physicians Nov 19 |
Audit / Qu suggestions | Raising the Standards: RCoA Quality Improvement Compendium: Obstetrics 7.9 Timely anaesthetic involvement in the care of high-risk and critically ill women (page 260) Presence of resuscitation algorithms on the cardiac arrest trolley Relevant drug availability |
FRCA questions | No specific questions relating to arrhythmias in pregnancy. Cardiac disease in pregnancy (Mitral stenosis, March 2014) |
Simulation suggestion | |