Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy, an Issue of Cardiology Clinics: Volume 30-3 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781455748907)

Pregnancy stresses the heart and circulatory system. During pregnancy, blood volume increases by 30 to 50 percent. The amount of blood the heart pumps each minute also increases by 30 to 50 percent, and heart rate increases as well. These changes cause the heart to work harder, as do labor and delivery. This issue covers diagnosis and treatment of cardiac symptoms and cardiac emergencies during pregnancy.

Author: Gagan Sahni,Uri Elkayam
ISBN-10: 1455748900
ISBN-13: 9781455748907
Publisher: Saunders
Language: English
Published: 08/08/2012
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover