Park's The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook 5/e

Effectively diagnose and manage children with congenital and acquired heart disease by consulting the concise, portable
and fully updated edition of Park's The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook. Designed as a companion to Dr. Park's larger
text, Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, this pocket-sized resource features useful diagrams and clear
descriptions of disorders, presenting healthcare professionals in practice or in training with a reliable point-of-care
reference or general review.
Facilitate the decision-making process with a user-friendly organization; consistent, easy-to-read coverage; and
pocket-sized portability.
Better understand core concepts with help from numerous illustrative diagrams.
Familiarize yourself with the latest developments in the field through extensive updates on congenital heart defects,
infective endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, cardiac arrhythmias, long QT syndrome, blood pressure and systemic
hypertension.
Stay abreast of new recommendations in lipid screening for children, as well as the normative blood pressure standards
for auscillometric and oscillometric methods obtained in the San Antonio Children's Blood Pressure Study.
Access an expanded section covering two-dimensional echocardiography, and consult detailed normative values of
echocardiography in the Appendix.
Study the newest approaches in the area of cardiac surgery, such as hybrid procedures.
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Table of contents
Frequently used abbreviations - xi

Part I: Basic Tools in Evaluation of Cardiac Patients

Chapter 1 History and Physical Examination - 3

Chapter 2 Electrocardiography - 28

Chapter 3 Chest Roentgenography - 56

Part II: Special Tools Used in Cardiac Evaluation

Chapter 4 Noninvasive Imaging Tools - 65

Chapter 5 Other Noninvasive Tools - 82

Chapter 6 Invasive Procedures - 90


Part III: Congenital Heart Defects

Chapter 7 Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions - 99

Chapter 8 Obstructive Lesions - 116

Chapter 9 Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects - 133

Chapter 10 Miscellaneous Congenital Heart Diseases - 189


Part IV: Acquired Heart Diseases

Chapter 11 Primary Myocardial Diseases (Cardiomyopathy) - 207

Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Infections and Related Conditions - 220

Chapter 13 Valvular Heart Disease - 243

Chapter 14 Cardiac Tumors - 253

Chapter 15 Cardiovascular Involvement in Systemic Diseases - 256


Part V: Arrhythmias and Atrioventricular Conduction Disturbances

Chapter 16 Cardiac Arrhythmias - 269

Chapter 17 Atrioventricular Conduction Disturbances - 295

Chapter 18 Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - 300


Part VI: Special Problems

Chapter 19 Congestive Heart Failure - 311

Chapter 20 Child with Chest Pain - 321

Chapter 21 Syncope - 332

Chapter 22 Palpitation - 341

Chapter 23 Systemic Hypertension - 345

Chapter 24 Pulmonary Hypertension - 358

Chapter 25 Athletes with Cardiac Problems - 366

Chapter 26 Dyslipidemias - 375

Chapter 27 Preventive Cardiology - 390

Part VII: Cardiac Surgical Patients

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Chapter 28 Pre- and Postoperative Management - 401

Chapter 29 Selected Postoperative Complications - 415


Appendices

Appendix A. Miscellaneous - 425

Appendix B. Blood Pressure Standards - 432

Appendix C. Cardiovascular Risk Factors - 446

Appendix D. Normal Echocardiographic Values - 451

Appendix E. Dosages of Drugs Used in Pediatric Cardiology - 458


Index - 491