ARRHYTHMIAS IN PREGNANCY: A RETROSPECTIVE DATA IN WEST NUSA TENGGARA

Abstract

Arrhythmia is when there is an abnormality in the heart rhythm that a disease or physiological factor can cause. Pregnancy is one of the physiological factors which can induce arrhythmia. During pregnancy, a person will tend to experience increased metabolic energy to meet the mother's and fetus's needs. This retrospective descriptive study was conducted at the Regional General Hospital of West Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia from January 2023 to December 2023. Arrhythmia sampling in pregnant women uses secondary data from a total sample of pregnant women at the Nusa Tenggara Barat General Hospital. These samples were analysed using the prevalence analysis formula. This study showed that out of 648 pregnant women, there were 8 (0.012%) pregnant women had arrhythmias with other types such as supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) 0.004%, AV Block 0.003%, premature atrial contraction (PAC) 0.001%, atrial flutter 0.001%, and atrial fibrillation 0.001%. In addition, 7 of the eight arrhythmias (0.01%) in pregnant women had been diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (0.001%), congenital heart disease (0.001%), congestive heart disease (0.004%), chronic hypertension (0.001%), and sepsis (0.001%). Early recognition of arrhythmia is significant in preventing morbidity and mortality in patients with pregnancy