Pregnancy in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: therapeutic optimization and multidisciplinary care are key to success

Women of child-bearing age comprise a large proportion of the patients followed by inherited arrhythmia clinics. Despite being a rare and dangerous diagnosis, cardiac and obstetric care providers should know that catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is not a contraindication to pregnancy. In fact, pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of CPVT-associated arrhythmias in a recent large cohort study, and most...