In some cases, however, tachycardia in pregnancy can be aggravated by various factors (including anxiety, dehydration and fever) or it can suggest an underlying problem (heart disease, lung disease, thyroid dysfunction, anemia, etc.).
The most common type of tachycardia in pregnancy is sinus tachycardia. Symptoms associated with the disorder include: fatigue, chest pain, difficulty breathing, dizziness, numbness of the body, and sometimes fainting.
Women who receive a diagnosis of tachycardia during pregnancy should not be alarmed: if recognized in time and managed appropriately, this condition can be controlled until the baby is born.
over 100 beats per minute (bpm). This condition is part of tachyarrhythmias (disturbances in the electrical conduction of the heart), which are distinguished according to the site from which the impulse starts.
During pregnancy, the most common and least dangerous tachyarrhythmia is sinus tachycardia, a condition in which the contraction of the heart is regular, but faster, physiologically dictated by the sinoatrial node.
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