Cardiac Drugs in Pregnancy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sliwa, Karen (Editor), Anthony, John (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Current Cardiovascular Therapy
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Maternal and child health services.; Cardiology.; Pharmacotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Maternal and Child Health.

In the western world, the risk of cardiovascular disease in pregnancy has grown due to the increasing age at the first pregnancy and the worldwide obesity epidemic leading to early diabetes and hypertension. As a result more women are requiring drug therapy during pregnancy  and some data has shown...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• General principles and guidelines
• Management of Hypertension
• Management of Heart Failure
• Management of  coronary artery disease & Arrhythmia
• Anticoagulation in Pregnancy
• Obstetric drugs in management if Cardiovascular disease
• Pregnancy anaesthesia in patients with cardiovascular disease.