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…
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…
– 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:…
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…
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 18 Management of maternal cardiac arrhythmias in pregnancy Koichiro Niwa and Chizuko Kamiya Practical practice points 1. Timely restoration of sinus rhythm is strongly advisable…
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 17 Management of ischemic heart disease in pregnancy Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink and Iris M. van Hagen Practical practice points 1. An acute myocardial infarction during…
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 16 Management of cardiomyopathies in pregnancy Catherine Nelson-Piercy and Catherine Head Practical practice points 1. Women with dilated cardiomyopathy should be advised against pregnancy if…
Figure 13.1 Cardiac causes of maternal mortality (per million mortalities), 1952–2002 Data from Lewis [3] Rheumatic mitral stenosis: Background and pathophysiology Many young women are not aware that they have…
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 11 Management of women with prosthetic heart valves during pregnancy Carole A. Warnes Practical practice points 1. When valve replacement becomes necessary, tissue valves are…
