Maternal and Fetal Cardiovascular Disease

Description

This book provides an excellent review of the modern management of heart disease in pregnancy, introducing related state-of-the-art research. Maternal circulatory status dynamically changes throughout pregnancy and delivery. The number of pregnancies complicated by cardiovascular disease has increased in recent years due to better outcomes for patients with congenital heart disease as a result of improved surgical techniques, newly diagnosed cardiovascular diseases such as channelopathy, and increased maternal age. Pregnancy once was a contraindication for women with cardiovascular disease; however, it has been found that many women with cardiovascular disease can tolerate pregnancy and delivery. On the other hand, cardiovascular events including maternal death do occur in some cases. Clinical knowledge and skills in both obstetrics and cardiology are required to manage pregnancy accompanied by cardiovascular disease. Seen in that light, this book provides essential reading for obstetricians, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, and all medical personnel involved in the care of pregnant women with heart disease and congenital cardiac disease. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Antepartum Management of Women with Cardiovascular Disease (Koichiro Niwa)....Pages 1-16 Intrapartum Management (Chizuko Aoki-Kamiya, Jun Yoshimatsu)....Pages 17-22 Obstetric Anesthesia (Masataka Kamei)....Pages 23-45 Postpartum Management (Chizuko Aoki-Kamiya)....Pages 47-53 Preconception Counseling and Contraception (Chizuko Aoki-Kamiya)....Pages 55-63 Cardiovascular Assessment During Pregnancy (Yumi Shiina)....Pages 65-79 Infective Endocarditis (Satoshi Nakatani)....Pages 81-87 Maternal Death in Japan (Kazuhiro Osato)....Pages 89-96 Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Shinji Katsuragi, Tomoaki Ikeda)....Pages 97-106 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Hiroaki Tanaka)....Pages 107-115 Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (Chizuko Aoki-Kamiya)....Pages 117-128 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Shinji Katsuragi, Tomoaki Ikeda)....Pages 129-145 Aortic Disorder (Shinji Katsuragi, Koichiro Niwa)....Pages 147-161 Congenital Heart Disease (Chizuko Aoki-Kamiya)....Pages 163-177 Pregnancy After Cardiac Valve Replacement (Kazuya Kawamata)....Pages 179-184 Arrhythmia (Takekazu Miyoshi)....Pages 185-200 Fetal Cardiac Disease (Keiko Ueda)....Pages 201-212 Fetal Arrhythmia (Takekazu Miyoshi)....Pages 213-226