Περιγραφή
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.
Key Features
- 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.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author Information
By John H. Wilson, M.D., F.A.C.C., F. H. R.S.; William Thomas Schnettler, M.D; Adam M. Lubert, MD, Assistant Professor Adult Congenital Heart Disease ; Gruschen R Veldtman, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, KFSH&RC Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Andrea Kelley Girnius, Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology University of Cincinnati Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology
