Heart Disease in Pregnancy

Celia Oakley editor Carole A Warnes editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:20th Feb '07

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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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.

"Heart Disease in Pregnancy appropriately emphasizes the importance 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

ISBN: 9781405134880

Dimensions: 241mm x 165mm x 24mm

Weight: 816g

368 pages

2nd edition