- Introduction
- E-tutor profile
- Preliminary reading
- Introductory self-assessments
- Epidemiology
- Cardiac definitions EMQ
- Physiological changes during pregnancy
- Classification/ prognostic indicators
- Specific heart lesions
- Congenital lesions
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Prophylaxis against bacterial endocarditis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart failure
- Transplants
Introduction to cardiac disease
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The incidence of heart disease in pregnancy is rising and cardiac disease is now the most common cause of maternal death. Unfortunately, care for pregnant women with heart disease is frequently suboptimal.
This tutorial will help you to learn more about the way in which heart disease can complicate pregnancy, and how to assess and manage pregnant women with cardiac problems.
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Learning objectives When you have completed this tutorial you will be able to:
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Last updated:19/08/2011 (tutorial was revised and updated by the author)
08/12/09 (tutorial was revised by the author)
03/03/09 (BJOG paper added in the Epidemiology section)
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