Publisher's Synopsis
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.