Heart Disease in Pregnancy, 2nd Edition

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. Overview: Celia Oakley (Hammersmith Hospital).

2. Physiological changes in pregnancy: Candice K Silversides (University of Toronto) and Jack M Colman (Mount Sinai Hospital and Toronto General Hospital/UHN).

3. Cardiovascular examination in pregnancy and the approach to diagnosis of cardiac disorder: Petros Nihoyannopoulos (Hammersmith Hospital).

4. Acyanotic congenital heart disease: Heidi M Connolly (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine) and Celia Oakley (Hammersmith Hospital).

5. Cyanotic congenital heart disease: Carole A Warnes (Mayo Clinic).

6. Pregnancy and pulmonary hypertension: Joseph G Parambil (Cleveland Clinic) and Michael D McGoon (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine).

7. Rheumatic heart disease: Bernard Iung (Bichat Hospital).

8. Mitral valve prolapse: Bernard Iung (Bichat Hospital).

9. Artificial heart valves: James R Trimm (Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California), Lynne Hung (Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California) and Shahbudin H Rahimtoola (Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California).

10. Management of pregnancy in Marfan syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome and other heritable connective tissue disorders: Lilian J Meijboom (Onze Lieve Vrouwe Ziekenhus) and Barbara JM Mulder (Academic Medical Center Amsterdam).

11. Heart disease, pregnancy and systemic autoimmune diseases: Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza (University of the Basque Country), Munther A Khamashta (St Thomas’ Hospital) and Graham RV Hughes (Imperial College School of Medicine).

12. Pulmonary disease and cor pulmonale: Claire L Shovlin (Hammersmith Hospital), Anita K Simonds (Royal Brompton Hospital) and JMB Hughes (Imperial College School of Medicine).

13. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and pregnancy: Jorge R Alegria (Mayo Graduate School of Medicine) and Rick A Nishimura (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine).

14. Peripartum cardiomyopathy, other heart muscle disorders and pericardial diseases: Celia Oakley (Hammersmith Hospital).

15. Coronary artery disease: Celia Oakley (Hammersmith Hospital).

16. Heart rhythm disorders: David Lefroy (Hammersmith Hospital) and Dawn Adamson (Hammersmith Hospital).

17. Pulmonary embolism: Celia Oakley (Hammersmith Hospital).

18. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Alexander Heazell (University of Manchester) and Philip N Baker (University of Manchester).

19. Management of labour and delivery in the high-risk patient: Kirk D Ramin (University.

of Minnesota).

20. Anesthesia and the pregnant cardiac patient: Gurinder Vasdev (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine).

21. Cardiac percutaneous intervention and surgery during pregnancy: Patrizia Presbitero (Ospedale Humanitas), Giacomo Boccuzzi (Ospedale Humanitas) and Felice Bruno (Texas Technical University).

22. Genetic counselling: Michael A Patton.

23. Contraception for the cardiac patient: Philip J Steer (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital).

Index.

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