Cardio-Obstetrics

The book encompasses detailed obstetrics and cardiology perspectives that are crucial in the management of the commonly encountered cardiac conditions in pregnancy.

Afshan B. Hameed, MD, FACC, FACOG, Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Cardiology, University of California, Irvine Diana S. Wolfe, MD, MPH, FACOP, Associate Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York

1.Burden of cardiovascular disease. 2.The Cardio-Obstetric team. 3.Cardiovascular physiology of pregnancy and clinical implications. 4.Preconception care: Optimization of cardiac risk. 5.Termination and contraceptive options for the cardiac patient. 6.Cardiovascular symptoms: Is it pregnancy or the heart? 7.Cardiac diagnostic testing in pregnancy. 8.Anesthesia and analgesia in the pregnant cardiac patient. 9.Anticoagulation in pregnancy. 10.Congenital heart disease in pregnancy. 11.Valve disease in pregnancy. 12.Cardiomyopathies in pregnancy. 13.Vascular disease and dissection in pregnancy. 14.Acute coronary syndromes in pregnancy. 15.Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy. 16.Arrhythmias in pregnancy. 17.Thromboembolism and amniotic fluid embolism. 18.Endocarditis in pregnancy. 19.Cardiac surgery in pregnancy. 20.Cardiovascular medications in pregnancy. 21.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pregnancy.