Management of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome in a Patient with Post-partum Cardiomyopathy

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2022 Jan 31;12(1):104-107. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1021. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a congenital heart condition in which the atrioventricular (AV) node is bypassed by an accessory pathway that connects the atria and ventricle directly. WPW syndrome in patients with a history of peripartum cardiomyopathy (pregnancy-related cardiomyopathy) is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality secondary to failure of the pump and the conduction system of the heart. Management of these cases deals with arrhythmia and systolic heart failure, which becomes more challenging in pregnant patients as it requires treatment methods that minimize risks to the fetus. We report a case of a young female patient with WPW syndrome and postpartum cardiomyopathy presenting with symptomatic arrhythmias (tachycardia).

Keywords: Arrhythmias; Postpartum cardiomyopathy; Tachycardia; Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW).

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