Congenital Diseases of the Heart Clinical-Physiological Considerations

by Rudolph, Abraham

• ISBN13: 9781405162456
• ISBN10: 1405162457
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-04
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This important revision presents the accumulated knowledge of its highly-regarded author, Dr. Abraham Rudolph, who is internationally recognized as one of the world's leading pioneers in the field of Pediatric Cardiology. Fully revised and updated, the book includes sections considering the changes in pathophysiology with growth into adulthood and the effects of various treatment approaches. The author explains the physiology of normal fetal circulation and the effects of congenital cardiac lesions, with particular reference to the interactions between the lesions and fetal cardiovascular development.

Author Biography

Abraham M. Rudolph, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics and Senior Staff, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vi
The fetal circulation	p. 1
Perinatal and postnatal changes in the circulation	p. 25
Oxygen uptake and delivery	p. 37
Functional assessment	p. 62
Prenatal and postnatal pulmonary circulation	p. 87
The ductus arteriosus and persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus	p. 115
Ventricular septal defect	p. 148
Atrial septal defect and partial anomalous drainage of pulmonary veins	p. 179
Atrioventricular septal defect	p. 203
Bicuspid aortic valve and aortic stenosis	p. 225
Aortic atresia, mitral atresia, and hypoplastic left ventricle	p. 257
Aortic arch obstruction	p. 289
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection	p. 320
Pulmonary stenosis and atresia with ventricular septal defect (tetralogy of Fallot)	p. 345
Pulmonary stenosis and atresia with intact ventricular septum	p. 386
Tricuspid atresia and hypoplastic right ventricle	p. 427
Ebstein malformation of the tricuspid valve	p. 451
Aortopulmonary transposition	p. 465
Truncus arteriosus communis	p. 506
Index	p. 522
Color plates are found facing	p. 474
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