Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy offers clinicians the most detailed and comprehensive guide to diagnosing and managing pregnancy-associated cardiovascular diseases currently available. Covering a wide spectrum of congenital and acquired cardiovascular conditions, its extensive contents examine diseases of the heart with an expert awareness of the implications of pregnancy and the attendant physiological changes it brings. Such guidance is vitally required in an age in which congenital and acquired heart diseases are the leading causes of non-obstetrical maternal morbidity and mortality.

Featuring 36 new or extensively revised chapters, this fourth edition of the book complements coverage of the latest research and clinical advances with a complete and up-to-date bibliography of literature on pregnancy in women with cardiovascular conditions. It also serves as a practical, step-by-step companion for those caring for heart disease patients during pregnancy, labor, and the post-partum period. Contents include:

• Coverage of all elements of maternal cardiology
• Newly written chapters featuring fresh research and data
• Guidance on performing risk assessments and interventions both prior to and during gestation
• Explanations of a range of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to cardiovascular disease in pregnant patients

Drawing on expertise from across the fields of cardiovascular medicine, obstetrics, anesthesiology, cardiac surgery, pharmacology, and clinical science, Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy is designed to give invaluable support to all medical professionals involved in maximizing the safety and success of cardiologically complex pregnancies.

Contents

۱ Hemodynamic and Cardiac Function
۲ Cardiovascular Evaluation During Pregnancy
۳ Cardiovascular Imaging in the Pregnant Patient
۴ Risk Assessment Prior and During Pregnancy
۵ Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy
۶ Native Valvular Heart Disease and Pregnancy
۷ Pregnancy in the Patient with Prosthetic Heart Valves
۸ Myocarditis and Pregnancy
۹ Pericardial Disorders and Pregnancy
۱۰ Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
۱۱ Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Pregnancy
۱۲ Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Pregnancy
۱۳ Left Ventricular Noncompaction
۱۴ Acute Myocardial Infarction and Pregnancy
۱۵ Cardiac Arrhythmias and Pregnancy
۱۶ Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Pregnancy
۱۷ Infective Endocarditis
۱۸ Vascular Dissections and Aneurysms During Pregnancy
۱۹ Marfan Syndrome and Pregnancy
۲۰ Non-Marfan Aortopathies and the Pregnant Patient
۲۱ Takayasu’s Arteritis and Pregnancy
۲۲ Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy
۲۳ Amniotic Fluid Embolism and Pregnancy
۲۴ Hypertension During Pregnancy
۲۵ Syncope in Pregnancy
۲۶ Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy
۲۷ Catheter-Based Interventions in Women with Heart Disease During Pregnancy
۲۸ Analgesia and Anesthesia During Pregnancy
۲۹ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Pregnant Women
۳۰ Pregnancy After Cardiac Transplantation
۳۱ Pharmacokinetics of Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
۳۲ Cardiovascular Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
۳۳ Tocolytic Therapy in the Cardiac Patient
۳۴ Fertility Control in the Cardiac Patient
۳۵ Management of Labor and Delivery in a Cardiac Patient
۳۶ Cardiac Effects of Drugs Used for Induction of Labor and Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage