 | Heart Disease in Pregnancy The new edition of this practical guide draws on the clinical skills of a wide range of international experts to help you recognize and manage heart disease in pregnancy. Designed for on-the-spot use, this convenient and concise text helps you identify a cardiac problem, understand its pathophysiology, and respond appropriately.
Under the careful editorial direction of Drs. Oakley and Warnes, the Second Edition introduces new contributors from North America and Europe as well as new chapters on:
pulmonary hypertension
rheumatic heart disease
artificial heart valves
Marfan syndrome
auto-immune diseases
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
rhythm disorders
hypertension
cardiac intervention
The entire book is scrupulously updated to reflect the most current standards of care. The contributors - all recognized leaders in their respective fields - outline the pathway to diagnosis and appropriate management by a multi-disciplinary team.
Although heart disease is the leading medical cause of maternal death, clinical trials in this population are few and the evidence base is small. The expert recommendations in Heart Disease in Pregnancy, Second Edition, are a welcome source of information for cardiologists, obstetricians, general practitioners, and all members of the patient care team.
CONTENTS: Preface
Aknowledgements
1 Overview
2 Physiological changes in pregnancy
3 Cardiovascular examination in pregnancy and the approach to diagnosis of cardiac disorder
4 Acyanotic congenital heart disease incorporating pericardial disease and infective endocarditis issues
5 Cyanotic heart disease
6 Pregnancy and Pulmonary Hypertension
7 Rheumatic heart disease
8 Mitral valve prolapse
9 Artificial heart valves incorporating anticoagulant therapy, infective endocarditis issues, antimicrobial therapy
10 Management of pregnancy in Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other heritable connective tissue disorders incorporating infective endocarditis issues
11 Autoimmune diseases
12 Pulmonary disease
13 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
14 Peripartum cardiomyopathy and other heart muscle disorders
15 Coronary artery disease
16 Rhythm disorders including antiarrhythmic drug treatment
17 Pulmonary embolism
18 Hypertension and pre-eclamptic toxaemia including drug treatment
19 Management of labor and delivery in the high-risk patient
20 Anesthesia for the pregnant cardiac patient
21 Cardiac intervention and surgery during pregnancy
22 Genetic counselling
23 Contraception for the cardiac patient
Index
ISBN: 1405134887
Author: Oakley C Warnes C A
Format: HB
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 16 Mar 2007
Edition : 2 |
