Physiological Changes in Pregnancy

Heart Disease in Pregnancy: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 6-17

  Silversides, Candice K ^a,b   Colman, Jack M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomical changes; Antepartum period; Heart rate and rhythm; Physiological changes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 47349083731     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470994955.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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