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Format: 1 online resource

Edition: 2nd ed.

ISBN: 978-0-7020-3426-8

Content: Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, by Drs. Gatzoulis, Webb, and Daubeney, is a practical, one-stop resource designed to help you manage the unique challenges of treating long-term adult survivors of congenital heart disease. Authored by internationally known leaders in the field, this edition is the first that truly integrates anatomy and imaging technology into clinical practice, and includes new chapters on cardiac CT for ACHD assessment, critical and perioperative care, anesthesia for ACHD surgery, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and transition of care. Congen

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Part I: General Principles; Chapter 1: Adults with Congenital Heart Disease:A Growing Population; Introduction; Organization of Care; Manpower, Training, and Research; Transfer of Care; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Cardiac Morphology and Nomenclature; Sequential Segmental Analysis: General Philosophy; Morphology of the Cardiac Chambers; Arrangement of Atrial Chambers; Determination of Ventricular Morphology and Topology , Analysis of the Atrioventricular JunctionDetermination of Morphology of the Great Arteries; Analysis of the Ventriculoarterial Junction; Associated Malformations; Location of the Heart; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A Genetic Perspective; What Is Congenital Heart Disease?; Genetic Evidence for Congenital Heart Disease; From Phenotype to Genotype; Clinical Utility of Genetic Testing; Current State of Genetic Technology; References; Chapter 4: Clinical Assessment; The History; The Physical Examination; Conclusion; References , Chapter 5: EchocardiographyIntroduction; Using Segmental Analysis to Describe Abnormal Cardiovascular Connections; Echocardiography in Specific Diagnostic Groups; Special Topics in Adult Congenital Imaging; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Heart Failure, Exercise Intolerance,and Physical Training; Heart Failure in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease; Systemic Manifestations of the Heart Failure Syndrome in Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Treatment; References; Chapter 7: Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Introduction; Safety; General Considerations; Image Display and Analysis , TechniquesApplications of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Specific Diseases; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Cardiac Computed Tomography; Introduction; Technical Considerations; Cardiac Computed Tomography in Clinical Practice; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9: Cardiac Catheterization in Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Introduction; Planning the Procedure; What Can Go Wrong; Equipment for Interventional Cardiac Catheterization; Flows and Shunts; Coronary Angiography; Chamber Angiography; Specific Lesions; Changing Indications for Cardiac Catheterization in ACHD; Conclusion , ReferencesChapter 10: Late Repair and Reoperations in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease; Introduction; Special Considerations; Management of Arrhythmias Associated with Right-Sided Lesions Requiring Surgical Intervention; Conclusion; References; Chapter 11: Venous Shunts and the Fontan Circulation in Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Introduction; Historical Aspects of Venous Shunts; Pathophysiologic Aspects of Venous Shunts; Fontan Circulation Complications; Therapeutic Options; Results of Fontan Conversion, Arrhythmia Surgery, and Repair of Associated Lesions; Conclusion; References , Chapter 12: Late Complications Following the Fontan Operation , English

Language: English