Heart Disease in Pregnancy, Second Edition

• Publisher: BMJ Books
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 364
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.Content:
Chapter 1 Overview (pages 1–5): Celia Oakley
Chapter 2 Physiological Changes in Pregnancy (pages 6–17): Candice K Silversides and Jack M Colman
Chapter 3 Cardiovascular Examination in Pregnancy and the Approach to Diagnosis of Cardiac Disorder (pages 18–28): Petros Nihoyannopoulos
Chapter 4 Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease (pages 29–42): Celia Oakley and Heidi M Connolly
Chapter 5 Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease (pages 43–58): Carole A Warnes
Chapter 6 Pregnancy and Pulmonary Hypertension (pages 59–78): Joseph G Parambil and Michael D McGoon
Chapter 7 Rheumatic Heart Disease (pages 79–95): Bernard Iung
Chapter 8 Mitral Valve Prolapse (pages 96–103): Bernard Iung
Chapter 9 Artificial Heart Valves (pages 104–121): James R Trimm, Lynne Hung and Shahbudin H Rahimtoola
Chapter 10 Management of Pregnancy in Marfan Syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome and Other Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders (pages 122–135): Lilian J Meijboom and Barbara JM Mulder
Chapter 11 Heart Disease, Pregnancy and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (pages 136–150): Guillermo Ruiz?Irastorza, Munther A Khamashta and Graham RV Hughes
Chapter 12 Pulmonary Disease and Cor Pulmonale (pages 151–172): Claire L Shovlin, Anita K Simonds and JMB Hughes
Chapter 13 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Pregnancy (pages 173–185): Jorge R Alegria and Rick A Nishimura
Chapter 14 Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, other Heart Muscle Disorders and Pericardial Diseases (pages 186–203): Celia Oakley
Chapter 15 Coronary Artery Disease (pages 204–216): Celia Oakley
Chapter 16 Heart Rhythm Disorders (pages 217–242): David Lefroy and Dawn Adamson
Chapter 17 Pulmonary Embolism (pages 243–263): Celia Oakley
Chapter 18 Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (pages 264–280): Alexander Heazell and Philip N Baker
Chapter 19 Management of Labour and Delivery in the High?risk Patient (pages 281–289): Kirk D Ramin
Chapter 20 Anesthesia and the Pregnant Cardiac Patient (pages 290–303): Gurinder Vasdev
Chapter 21 Cardiac Percutaneous Intervention and Surgery During Pregnancy (pages 304–315): Patrizia Presbitero, Giacomo Boccuzzi and Felice Bruno
Chapter 22 Genetic Counseling (pages 316–326): Michael A Patton
Chapter 23 Contraception for the Cardiac Patient (pages 327–342): Philip J Steer