Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners 5e

From history and physical examination through electrocardiography and the management of special problems, this popular
reference provides the practical guidance you need to diagnose and manage children with congenital and acquired heart
disease. The fully revised 5th edition incorporates recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances in pediatric cardiac
surgery, blood pressure standards, and cardiac arrhythmias.

Practical guidance from a single author presents the knowledge you need in a cohesive, consistent manner.
Extensive coverage of special problems, including congestive heart failure and syncope, helps you select the best
approaches for your patients.
A compact, portable size facilitates easy reference in the busy clinical setting.

New to this Edition

New coverage of surgical techniques in pediatric cardiology, the application of interventional non-surgical techniques,
blood pressure standards, and cardiac arrhythmia treatments puts the most recent management approaches at your
fingertips.
New line drawings guide you through the latest techniques.

Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, 5th Edition Park



Table of Contents
Part I Basic Tools in Routine Evaluation of Cardiac Patients
Chapter 1
* History Taking * Gestational and Natal History * Postnatal History * Family History
Chapter 2
* Physical Examination * Growth Pattern * Inspection * Palpation * Blood Pressure Measurement * Auscultation * Some
Special Features of the Cardiac Examination of Neonates
Chapter 3
* Electrocardiography * What Is the Vectorial Approach? * Comparison of Pediatric and Adult Electrocardiograms * Basic
Measurements and Their Normal and Abnormal Values Necessary for Routine Interpretation of an Electrocardiogram *
Ventricular Hypertrophy * Ventricular Conduction Disturbances * ST-Segment and T-Wave Changes
Chapter 4
* Chest Roentgenography * Heart Size and Silhouette * Evaluation of Cardiac
Chambers and Great Arteries * Pulmonary Vascular Markings * Systematic Approach
Chapter 5
* Flow Diagrams
Part II Special Tools in Evaluation of Cardiac Patients
Chapter 6
* Noninvasive Techniques * Echocardiography * Stress Testing * Long-Term ECG
Recording * Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Chapter 7
* Invasive Procedures * Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography* Catheter
Intervention Procedures
Part III Pathophysiology
Chapter 8
* Fetal and Perinatal Circulation * Fetal Circulation * Changes in Circulation
after Birth * Premature Newborns
Chapter 9
* Pathophysiology of Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions * Atrial Septal Defect *
Ventricular Septal Defect * Patent Ductus Arteriosus * Endocardial Cushion
Defect
Chapter 10
* Pathophysiology of Obstructive and Valvular Regurgitation Lesions *
Obstruction to Ventricular Output * Stenosis of Atrioventricular Valves *
Valvular Regurgitant Lesions
Chapter 11
* Pathophysiology of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects * Clinical Cyanosis *
Common Cyanotic Heart Defects
Part IV Specific Congenital Heart Defects
Chapter 12
* Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions * Atrial Septal Defect * Ventricular Septal
Defect * Management * Patent Ductus Arteriosus * Patent Ductus Arteriosus in
Preterm Neonates * Complete Endocardial Cushion Defect * Partial Endocardial
Cushion Defect * Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Chapter 13
* Obstructive Lesions * Pulmonary Stenosis * Aortic Stenosis * Coarctation of
the Aorta * Interrupted Aortic Arch
Chapter 14
* Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects * Approach to a Cyanotic Neonate * Complete
Transposition of the Great Arteries * Congenitally Corrected Transposition of
the Great Arteries * Tetralogy of Fallot * Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary
Atresia (Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect) * Tetralogy of Fallot
with Absent Pulmonary Valve * Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return *
Tricuspid Atresia * Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum *
Hypoplastic Left He