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Editorial
. 2019 Oct 22:24:e00153.
doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2019.e00153. eCollection 2019 Oct.

Supraventricular tachycardia and the menstrual cycle

M M Schreuder  1   2   1 , M Sunamura  2   1 , J E Roeters van Lennep  1
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Editorial

Supraventricular tachycardia and the menstrual cycle

M M Schreuder et al. Case Rep Womens Health. .

Abstract

•the influence of the menstrual cycle on the occurrence of arrhythmia is still understudied.•Episodes of arrhythmia might occur more frequently in the premenstrual phase.•Taking the menstrual cycle into account when scheduling diagnostic tests might lead to more accurate diagnoses.

Keywords: Arrhythmia; Diagnostics; Menstrual cycle; Sex hormones.

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