Maternal Cardiac Care

Dr. Wilson is a cardiologist/electrophysiologist who has practiced clinical electrophysiology for 30 years. For many years he was the director of electrophysiology and section head of cardiology at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He is board certified in cardiology and electrophysiology, and he trained in both at the Cleveland Clinic. He has a long-standing interest in obstetrics. Dr. Schnettler is a board-certified maternal-fetal medicine specialist and director of the TriHealth Center for Maternal Cardiac and Critical Care. His research and clinical focus lie in deepening the underlying physiologic adaptation to pregnancy among women with cardiac and critical illness. Dr. Lubert is an Assistant Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Cincinnati and a board-certified adult congenital cardiologist practicing at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He staffs the pregnancy clinics at the University of Cincinnati's Cardiac Care in Pregnancy Clinic and the Good Samaritan Hospital's Center for Maternal Cardiac Care clinic. Dr. Girnius is a practicing board-certified anesthesiologist who is fellowship trained in both cardiac and obstetric anesthesiology. She completed her training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and at the University of Cincinnati, and currently, she practices at the University of Cincinnati. Her primary clinical and academic focus lies in the safe obstetric and anesthetic care of pregnant women with cardiac disease. She is the primary anesthesiologist for the University of Cincinnati's Cardiac Care in Pregnancy Clinic.

"This multi-authored reference book is ideal for those caring for pregnant patients with a variety of preexisting and emerging cardiac issues." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2023 Nancy Helmey, B.S. (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 5 Stars!

• UNIT I Normal Pregnancy1. Physiologic Adaptations to Pregnancy2. The Cardiac Physical Examination in Pregnancy3. Obstetric Care for NonobstetriciansUNIT II Pregnancy in Women With Heart Disease4. Prepregnancy Counseling5. Cardiac Conditions That May Affect Pregnancy6. Obstetric Events That Affect Cardiac Patients7. Managing Specific Cardiac Conditions During Pregnancy, Labor, and DeliveryUNIT III Specific Cardiac Conditions Encountered in Pregnant Women8. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy9. Endocarditis in Pregnancy10. Arrhythmias During Pregnancy11. Fetal TachycardiaUNIT IV Pharmacology12. An Overview: Pharmacology During Pregnancy13. The Use of Cardiac Drugs During Pregnancy14. Anticoagulation During Pregnancy15. Cardiac Effects of Drugs Commonly Used in ObstetricsUNIT V Anesthesia16. Cardiac Effects of Anesthetic Agents That May Be Used in Labor and Delivery17. Anesthesia for Cardiac Patients During Labor And Delivery18. Anesthesia for Nonobstetric Procedures During PregnancyUNIT VI Evaluation and Intervention for Cardiac Conditions During Pregnancy19. Cardiac Testing During Pregnancy20. Cardiac Intervention During Pregnancy21. Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy22. Cardiac Arrest in PregnancyUNIT VII The Management Team and the Management Plan23. The Maternal Cardiac Care Team and the Maternal Cardiac Care Facility24. Assessment of Maternal Risk and Assessment of Fetal Risk25. The Patient Management Plan26. Nursing ConsiderationsUNIT VIII Miscellaneous27. Pregnancy After Heart Transplant28. COVID-19 in Pregnant Patients29. Breastfeeding30. Contraception31. Termination of Pregnancy32. Infertility Treatment33. Genetic Counseling34. Substance Abuse in Pregnancy35. The PlacentaAppendix: Normal Lab Values in Pregnancy