Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management of Maternal and Fetal Heart DiseaseUri Elkayam, Norbert Gleicher Recent medical advances have made pregnancy possible for women with heart disease and saved lives. Completely revised and expanded, this latest edition of this successful and authoritative clinical guide provides step-by-step treatment methods in a clear and organized manner. Includes fifteen extensively updated chapters and offers eight new chapters on topics such as cardiopulmonary imaging, prosthetic heart valves, pregnancy after cardiac transplantation, plus the use of diuretics, vasodilators and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in pregnancy. |
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Uri Elkayam MD and Norbert Gleicher MD | 23 |
Cardiovascular Imaging in the Pregnant Patient Patrick M Colletti MD and Kai Lee PhD | 33 |
Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy Carole A Warnes MD and Uri Elkayam MD | 39 |
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