Rudolph Congenital Diseases of the Heart

Clinical-Physiological Considerations
3. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-5721-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 544 Seiten, E-Book

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rudolph, Abraham

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Chapter 1 The fetal circulation.
Chapter 2 Perinatal and postnatal changes in thecirculation.
Chapter 3 Oxygen uptake and delivery.
Chapter 4 Functional assessment.
Chapter 5 Prenatal and postnatal pulmonary circulation.
Chapter 6 The ductus arteriosus and persistent patency of theductus arteriosus.
Chapter 7 Ventricular septal defect.
Chapter 8 Atrial septal defect and partial anomalous drainage ofpulmonary veins.
Chapter 9 Atrioventricular septal defect.
Chapter 10 Bicuspid aortic valve and aortic stenosis.
Chapter 11 Aortic atresia, mitral atresia, and hypoplastic leftventricle.
Chapter 12 Aortic arch obstruction.
Chapter 13 Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
Chapter 14 Pulmonary stenosis and atresia with ventricularseptal defect (tetralogy of Fallot).
Chapter 15 Pulmonary stenosis and atresia with intactventricular septum.
Chapter 16 Tricuspid atresia and hypoplastic rightventricle.
Chapter 17 Ebstein malformation of the tricuspid valve.
Chapter 18 Aortopulmonary transposition.
Chapter 19 Truncus arteriosus communis.
Index.
Color plates.

Über Autor(innen)

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