Figure 15.1 Classification of pulmonary hypertension, identifying the forms of pulmonary hypertension for which specific treatment improves outcomes. Reproduced with permission from Kiely et al.[2] Pathophysiology of PH The hallmark…
Figure 12.1 Computed tomography angiogram of a young woman with Marfan syndrome. The aortic valve/root and ascending aorta have already been replaced, as has much of the descending thoracic aorta….
Figure 5.2 Criteria for a specialist congenital heart disease unit. A cardiac clinical nurse specialist and link midwife can together act as intermediaries between cardiology and obstetrics. Together, they can…
pulmonary stenosis patent ductus arteriosus mitral valve prolapse Successfully repaired simple lesions (atrial or ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, anomalous pulmonary venous drainage) Atrial or ventricular ectopic beats, isolatedWHO II or WHO III…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 24 Long-term outcome of pregnancy with heart disease Carole A. Warnes Practical practice points 1. Data on the long-term outcomes of women with heart disease…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 23 Impact of pregnancy on long-term outcomes in women with heart disease Henryk Kafka and Natali A. Y. Chung Practical practice points 1. Long-term data…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 22 Management of the puerperium in women with heart disease Margaret Ramsay Practical practice points 1. High-level maternal surveillance is required until the main hemodynamic…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 21 Pregnancy and cardiac disease: Peripartum aspects David Alexander, Kate Langford, and Martin Dresner Practical practice points 1. A spectrum of cardiac disease exists that…
– adequate time to conceive– maternal, graft and fetus potential issues discussedI, CContraception after transplantation: no consensus for the method of choiceConception at least 1 year after transplantationI, CBaseline evaluation:…
Patient 2: endocarditis on structurally normal aortic valve; repeated admissions with headache and positive blood cultures (Gram-positive cocci) 2 weeks preadmission; new murmur 2 days postdelivery; echocardiogram showed aortic valve…
