Books in the Current Cardiovascular Therapy series

Atrial Fibrillation Therapy

The spectrum ofcardiovascular disease affecting women in pregnancy and postpartum is changingand differs between countries. In the western world, the risk of cardiovasculardisease in pregnancy has increased due to the increasing age at the firstpregnancy and the worldwide obesity epidemic leading also to early diabetes andhypertension.

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and AT1 receptor antagonists have been proven to reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction or in those at high cardiovascular risk with preserved ventricular function.