Congenital heart disease in adults

Dr. Perloff, the founding father of the field of adult congenital heart disease, presents a decade's worth of research and clinical data in the completely redefined 3rd edition to bring you the most current information. With advancesin diagnosis and treatment in children, more and more of those with CHD survive well into adulthood. Expert contributors in various fields offer a multi-disciplinary, multi-system approach to treatment so you get comprehensive coverage on all aspects of the subspecialty, including basic unoperated malformations, medical and surgical perspectives, postoperative residue, and sequelae. As someone who treats these patients, you need to be ready to provide the continual care they require. INDICE: SECTION I - Background and FacilitiesCHAPTER 1 Historical Perspective, Joseph K. PerloffCHAPTER 2 National and International Scope, Joseph K. Perloff, Amy VerstappenCHAPTER 3 Specialized Facilities for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, Joseph K. Perloff, Pamela D. Miner, Linda HouserSECTION II -Survival PatternsCHAPTER 4 Survival Patterns Without Cardiac Surgery or Interventional Catheterization: A Narrowing Base, Joseph K. PerloffCHAPTER 5 Survival Patterns After Cardiac Surgery or Interventional Catheterization: A Broadening Base, Joseph K. Perloff, Mark D. PlunkettSECTION III - Medical ConsiderationsCHAPTER 6 Echocardiography in Anatomic Imaging and Hemodynamic Evaluation of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, John S. ChildCHAPTER 7 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Jamil Aboulhosn, Howard Dinh, John Paul FinnCHAPTER 8 Infective Endocarditis and Congenital Heart Disease, John S. Child, David A. Pegues, Joseph K. PerloffCHAPTER 9 Management of Pregnancy and Contraception in Congenital Heart Disease, John S. Child, Joseph K. Perloff, Brian KoosCHAPTER 10 Genetics, Epidemiology, and Counseling, Fabian Chen, Emmanuèle Délot, Joseph K.PerloffCHAPTER 11 Exercise and Athletics in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, Jamil Aboulhosn, Joseph K. PerloffCHAPTER 12 Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: A Multisystem Disorder, Joseph K. PerloffCHAPTER 13 Psychiatric and Psychosocial Disorders in Congenital Heart Disease, Barry H. Guze, Elisa A. Moreno, Joseph K. PerloffCHAPTER 14 Neurologic Disorders, Joseph K. Perloff, Jeffrey L. SaverSECTION IV - Surgical ConsiderationsCHAPTER 15 Cardiac Surgery in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Operation and Reoperation, Daniel Marelli,Mark D. Plunkett, Joseph K. Perloff, Hillel LaksCHAPTER 16 Prosthetic Materials: Selection, Use, and Long-Term Effects, Mark D. Plunkett, Joseph K. PerloffCHAPTER 17 Cardiac Transplantation in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Daniel MarelliCHAPTER 18 Transcatheter Interventions in Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Jamil Aboulhosn, Daniel Levi, John W. MooreCHAPTER 19 Noncardiac Surgery, Joseph K. Perloff, Michael SopherSECTION V - ResiduaAnd Sequelae After Surgery Or Interventional CatheterizationCHAPTER 20 Residua and Sequelae: A Perspective, Joseph K. PerloffCHAPTER 21 Residua and Sequelae Involving Cardiac Valves, Joseph K. Perloff, Mark D. PlunkettCHAPTER 22 Electrophysiologic Abnormalities: Unoperated Occurrence and Postoperative Residua and Sequelae, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Joseph K. PerloffCHAPTER 23 Myocardial Growth and the Development and Regression of Increased Ventricular Mass, Joseph K. Perloff

• ISBN: 978-1-4160-5894-6
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 504
• Fecha Publicación: 10/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés