Your cardiac patient wants to become a mother. Risk considerations and advice Part I--your cardiac patient asks advice on a possible pregnancy.

In this part, the risks and complications of pregnancy in women with active or corrected, congenital or acquired heart disease are reviewed, in order to allow individual counseling on a possible pregnancy or treatment recommendations on contraception.

[Aerobic fitness in police officers].

According to act n. 626, individual assessment of fitness and absence of contraindications for carrying on a job is fundamental. We considered a group of 44 Urban Police officers (36 males, 8 females), age 39.

A method for the assessment of fitness in aerobically taxing occupations.

A good level of physical fitness is a fundamental prerequisite of many occupations, hence the importance of valid methods of fitness assessment. A method, using submaximal treadmill exercise, was tested in a group of Urban Police Officers. Physiology variables and subjective perceptions were monitored.