Heart disease is currently the leading cause of maternal mortality in developed countries and is expected to increase further due to advanced maternal age and conditions such as type 2 diabetes. Maternal Cardiac Care: A Guide to Managing Pregnant Women with Heart Disease is an up-to-date, multidisciplinary resource for physicians and advanced practice nurses caring for pregnant patients with a variety of preexisting and emerging cardiac issues.

• Offers comprehensive information on caring for women with heart disease, in an easy-to-follow, quick-access format.
• Shares knowledge from a multidisciplinary group of experts who are well versed in the team approach needed to treat this high-risk patient population.
• Includes extensive references for readers who want to delve more deeply into specific subjects.
• Ideal for obstetricians, internists, cardiologists, critical care specialists, and advanced practice nurses involved in caring for pregnant patients, as well as institutions and departments that need detailed guidance on establishing a maternal cardiac care program.

Review

“This multi-authored reference book is ideal for those caring for pregnant patients with a variety of preexisting and emerging cardiac issues.” ©Doody’s Review Service, 2023 Nancy Helmey, B.S. (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 5 Stars!

Review

A comprehensive, easily accessible approach to caring for pregnant women with cardiac conditions

Contents

۱. Physiologic Adaptations to Pregnancy
۲. The Cardiac Physical Examination in Pregnancy
۳. Obstetric Care for Nonobstetricians
۴. Prepregnancy Counseling
۵. Cardiac Conditions That May Affect Pregnancy
۶. Obstetric Events That Affect Cardiac Patients
۷. Managing Specific Cardiac Conditions During Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery
۸. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
۹. Endocarditis in Pregnancy
۱۰. Arrhythmias During Pregnancy
۱۱. Fetal Tachycardia
۱۲. An Overview: Pharmacology During Pregnancy
۱۳. The Use of Cardiac Drugs During Pregnancy
۱۴. Anticoagulation During Pregnancy
۱۵. Cardiac Effects of Drugs Commonly Used in Obstetrics
۱۶. Cardiac Effects of Anesthetic Agents That May Be Used in Labor and Delivery
۱۷. Anesthesia for Cardiac Patients During Labor and Delivery
۱۸. Anesthesia for Nonobstetric Procedures During Pregnancy
۱۹. Cardiac Testing During Pregnancy
۲۰. Cardiac Intervention During Pregnancy
۲۱. Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy
۲۲. Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy
۲۳. The Maternal Cardiac Care Team and the Maternal Cardiac Care Facility
۲۴. Assessment of Maternal Risk and Assessment of Fetal Risk
۲۵. The Patient Management Plan
۲۶. Nursing Considerations
۲۷. Pregnancy After Heart Transplant
۲۸. COVID-19 in Pregnant Patients
۲۹. Breastfeeding
۳۰. Contraception
۳۱. Termination of Pregnancy
۳۲. Infertility Treatment
۳۳. Genetic Counseling
۳۴. Substance Abuse in Pregnancy
۳۵. The Placenta