Bookedited by Christoph Lees, Wilfried Gyselaers.
Summary: Discover new concepts in cardiovascular and hemodynamic functionality during pregnancy, with international experts in feto-maternal medicine. During the early stages of pregnancy, the maternal heart and circulation are subject to major gestational adaptive changes that allow for a normal course and outcome for both mother and baby. Any disruption to these processes can precipitate the onset of severe maternal and fetal complications such as preeclampsia, or intrauterine growth restriction. This invaluable reference work provides a comprehensive discussion of each aspect of the circulation. With a focus on the physiologic and pathophysiologic aspects of maternal cardiovascular function, this guide supports non-invasive assessment, management and prevention techniques for cardiovascular disease, for all stages of fetal and neonatal life. This text supports researchers and specialists in maternal-fetal medicine, whilst providing a key grounding in the topic, for trainees wishing to be at the cutting edge of theories and research.
Contents:
Cardiovascular and volume regulatory functions in pregnancy : an overview / Louis L. Peeters
Cardiac function / Herbert valensise & Giuseppe Novelli & D. Farsetti
The venous compartment in normal pregnancy / Kathleen Tomsin & Wilfried Gyselaers
The microcirculation / Jerome Cornette & Andreas Bruckmann
Plasma volume changes in pregnancy / Marc Spaanderman & Anneleen Staelens
Arterial function in pathological pregnancies / Asma Khalil & Sylvia Salvi
Cardiac dysfunction in hypertensive pregnancy / H. Valensise & G.P. Novelli
Dysfunction of the venous system before and during preeclampsia / Sharona Vonck & Wilfried Gyselaers
Microvascular findings in pathological pregnancy / Andreas Bruckmann & Jerome Cornette
How to assess arterial function? / Helen Perry, Carmel Mceniery, Asma Khalil
How to do a maternal venous doppler assessment? / Wilfried Gyselaers
Non-invasive techniques of measuring cardiac output during pregnancy / Victoria Meah, Erik Stohr, John Cockcroft
Techniques of measuring plasma volume changes in pregnancy / Anneleen Staelens & Marc Spaanderman
Treatment options of hypertension in pregnancy / Foo L., Tay J., Wilkinson I.B.
Aspirin / Shireen Meher
Vascular endothelial growth factor gene therapy in the management of cardiovascular problems in pregnancy / Y. Ginsberg & Anna David
No donors in preeclampsia / Thomas R. Everett, Taminrit Johal, and Christoph C. Lees
Vasodilatation and fluid expansion / Herbert Valensise, D. Lo Presti, Marc Spaanderman
Beyond temporal classification of early and late preeclampsia / Ferrazzi E., Di Martino D., Stampalija T., Muggiasca M.L.
Chemotherapy and cardiovascular function in pregnancy / Kristel van Calsteren
Maternal cardiovascular disease after preeclampsia / Johannes Duvekot.