Heart Disease in Pregnancy
2. Edition February 2007
366 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
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.
Preface, x
Acknowledgments, xi
1 Overview, 1
Celia Oakley
2 Physiological changes in pregnancy, 6
Candice K Silversides, Jack M Colman
3 Cardiovascular examination in pregnancy and the approach to diagnosis of cardiac disorder, 18
Petros Nihoyannopoulos
4 Acyanotic congenital heart disease, 29
Heidi M Connolly, Celia Oakley
5 Cyanotic congenital heart disease, 43
Carole A Warnes
6 Pregnancy and pulmonary hypertension, 59
Joseph G Parambil, Michael D McGoon
7 Rheumatic heart disease, 79
Bernard Iung
8 Mitral valve prolapse, 96
Bernard Iung
9 Artificial heart valves, 104
James R Trimm, Lynne Hung, Shahbudin H Rahimtoola Copyrighted Material
10 Management of pregnancy in Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other heritable connective tissue disorders, 122
Lilian J Meijboom, Barbara JM Mulder
11 Heart disease, pregnancy and systemic autoimmune diseases, 136
Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza, Munther A Khamashta, Graham RV Hughes
12 Pulmonary disease and cor pulmonale, 151
Claire L Shovlin, Anita K Simonds, JMB Hughes
13 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and pregnancy, 173
Jorge R Alegria, Rick A Nishimura
14 Peripartum cardiomyopathy, other heart muscle disorders and pericardial diseases, 186
Celia Oakley
15 Coronary artery disease, 204
Celia Oakley
16 Heart rhythm disorders, 217
David Lefroy, Dawn Adamson
17 Pulmonary embolism, 243
Celia Oakley
18 Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, 264
Alexander Heazell, Philip N Baker
19 Management of labour and delivery in the high-risk patient, 281
Kirk D Ramin
20 Anesthesia and the pregnant cardiac patient, 290
Gurinder Vasdev
21 Cardiac percutaneous intervention and surgery during pregnancy, 304
Patrizia Presbitero, Giacomo Boccuzzi, Felice Bruno
22 Genetic counseling, 316
Michael A Patton
23 Contraception for the cardiac patient, 327
Philip J Steer
Index, 343
of multidisciplinary care and would be of interest to
cardiologists, obstetricians, obstetric physicians, anaesthetists
and midwives." (Obstetric Medicine, February 2009)
"This second edition is an excellent review of the modern
management of heart disease in pregnant patients, written by
specialists from multiple disciplines."
Doody's Review Service
"Concise portable text that incorporates the views and
practices of international experts to aid the reader ....The
highly readable text has a logical framework."
Circulation
"Well written and easy to read ... .The editors and
authors should be congratulated for producing an excellent book
that should be extremely helpful." New England Journal of
Medicine
UK
Carole Warnes, Professor of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
Minnesota, USA