Heart disease in pregnant women. Gravens S.

From the moment of publication of the book “heart disease in pregnant women”, 5 years have passed. During this time, domestic and foreign cardiologists specified or even revised some recommendations for the conduct and delivery of patients with heart disease and arrhythmias. Based on clinical observations, the authors of this leadership expanded their own experience in this contingent. Particular attention of practicing doctors is drawn to the defeat of the aorta of various etiologies, followed by its relaxation as one of the main causes of maternal mortality in economically developed countries, along with pulmonary hypertension and cardiomyopathy.

In accordance with modern recommendations, indications for various methods are presented examinations of pregnant women, including radioisotopic and radiological; Correctly preparation of pregnant women with heart defects is examined in detail. The structure of each chapter for the first time includes a detailed description of approaches to anesthesiological manual both in independent childbirth and operational delivery. The chapter dedicated to the management of pregnant women with diffuse diseases of the connective tissue is supplemented, since in such patients the development of a number of complications often determines damage to the heart and especially blood vessels.

The publication is intended for obstetrician-gynecologists, as well as therapists, cardiologists and anesthesiologists working in obstetric hospitals and want to improve their knowledge.