Management of uncorrected, palliated, and repaired cyanotic congenital heart disease in pregnancy

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-45

  Koos, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Cyanosis; Fetus; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COLCHICINE; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; EPHEDRINE; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; HYDRALAZINE; LABETALOL; METARAMINOL; METHOXAMINE; MISOPROSTOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYTOCIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SOTALOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD VOLUME; BRADYCARDIA; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FETAL HEMORRHAGE; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GOITER; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INFECTION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABOR; MATERNAL CARE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; NONHUMAN; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; TERATOGENESIS; TERATOGENICITY; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 2342578779     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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