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Just over three decades have passed since the first successful pregnancy in a heart transplant patient, and in the intervening years, several hundred additional cases have been reported. Looking ahead, it is likely that many more heart and heart–lung transplant…
This chapter presents an overview of cardiac arrest in pregnancy and discusses the measures that can be taken to address it: advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), perimortem cesarean section (PMCS), and postarrest targeted temperature management. Overview: Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy…
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Cardiac testing during pregnancy may include one of more of the following: cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, chest radiography, computed tomography (CT), electrocardiography, graded exercise testing, Holter monitor or other wearable event recorders, implantable loop recorder, radionuclide investigations, stress…
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In Chapter 12 , we presented an overview of pharmacology during pregnancy; in this chapter, we focus on drugs specifically used to treat cardiac conditions in expecting mothers. These conditions include acute coronary syndromes and postoperative care (after angioplasty, stenting,…
Pregnancy affects almost every aspect of pharmacology, including volume of distribution, protein binding, absorption, and metabolism. Consequently, when giving drugs to pregnant patients, the maternal cardiac care team must consider these changes in the maternal handling of drugs as well…
Arrhythmias of any type may occur during pregnancy. Patients who have a condition that predisposes them to develop arrhythmias may have their initial episodes during pregnancy, and patients who already have arrhythmias may have them continue during pregnancy. Some patients…