Lone Atrial Fibrillation during Pregnancy in a Young Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review
Published: 2023-02-17
Page: 56-62
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 1]
Youssef Fihri *
Department of Cardiological, Intensive Care Unit, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Jihane Fagouri
Rhythmology Department, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Driss Britel
Department of Cardiological, Intensive Care Unit, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Zakaria Lahlafi
Department of Cardiological, Intensive Care Unit, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Hicham Faliouni
Department of Cardiological, Intensive Care Unit, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Soumia Faid
Department of Cardiological, Intensive Care Unit, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Meriem Bennani
Rhythmology Department, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Hicham Bouzelmat
Rhythmology Department, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Zouhair Lakhal
Department of Cardiological, Intensive Care Unit, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Aatef Benyass
Cardiology Center, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
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.
Keywords: Fibrillation, pregnancy, physiological changes, drug hypotheses