title: Your cardiac patient wants to become a mother. Risk considerations and advice. Part II--Your cardiac patient is pregnant.
abstract: In this part the most updated indications for evidence-based counseling of cardiac patients during pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period are reviewed. Moreover, indications and contraindications for the use of some cardiac drugs during pregnancy and lactation are provided.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Institute of Care and Scientific Research, Pavia, Italy. copasich@fsm.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Opasich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aldrovandi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Addis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tavazzi
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents