Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Roos-Hesselink, Jolien W. (Editor), Johnson, Mark R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Cardiology.; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Cardiac Surgery.

This book describes the risks facing patients with congenital heart disease who wish to become pregnant and the ways in which these patients can best be followed and treated during pregnancy. In addition, the organization of care around the delivery is discussed in detail. The first section provides...