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Cardiac Drugs in Pregnancy electronic resource edited by Karen Sliwa, John Anthony.

Contributor(s): Sliwa, Karen [editor.] | Anthony, John [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextSeries: Current Cardiovascular TherapyPublication details: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XII, 131 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781447154723Subject(s): medicine | Obstetrics | Maternal and infant welfare | Cardiology | Medicine & Public Health | Cardiology | Obstetrics/Perinatology | Maternal and Child Health | PharmacotherapyDDC classification: 616.12 LOC classification: RC681-688.2Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- General principles and guidelines -- Management of Hypertension -- Management of Heart Failure -- Management of  coronary artery disease & Arrhythmia -- Anticoagulation in Pregnancy -- Obstetric drugs in management if Cardiovascular disease -- Pregnancy anaesthesia in patients with cardiovascular disease.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: In the western world, the risk of cardiovascular disease in pregnancy has grown due to the increasing age at the first pregnancy and the worldwide obesity epidemic leading to early diabetes and hypertension. As a result more women are requiring drug therapy during pregnancy  and some data has shown an altered pharmacodynamic profile in pregnant women when compared to the non-pregnant population. Cardiac Drugs in Pregnancy presents up-to-date research for the treatment of cardiovascular disease during pregnancy, and  discusses the most important indications of drug usage in pregnancy and postpartum. The book aims to assess the potential risk of drugs and their possible benefit against each other, making it an essential read for a wide range of health professionals involved in cardiac drug therapy in pregnancy.
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Introduction -- General principles and guidelines -- Management of Hypertension -- Management of Heart Failure -- Management of  coronary artery disease & Arrhythmia -- Anticoagulation in Pregnancy -- Obstetric drugs in management if Cardiovascular disease -- Pregnancy anaesthesia in patients with cardiovascular disease.

In the western world, the risk of cardiovascular disease in pregnancy has grown due to the increasing age at the first pregnancy and the worldwide obesity epidemic leading to early diabetes and hypertension. As a result more women are requiring drug therapy during pregnancy  and some data has shown an altered pharmacodynamic profile in pregnant women when compared to the non-pregnant population. Cardiac Drugs in Pregnancy presents up-to-date research for the treatment of cardiovascular disease during pregnancy, and  discusses the most important indications of drug usage in pregnancy and postpartum. The book aims to assess the potential risk of drugs and their possible benefit against each other, making it an essential read for a wide range of health professionals involved in cardiac drug therapy in pregnancy.

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