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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829988803321

Titolo

Adult congenital heart disease / / edited by Carole A. Warnes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

1-4443-5727-1

1-4443-1184-0

1-4443-1183-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Collana

The AHA clinical series

Disciplina

616.1/2043

616.12043

Soggetti

Congenital heart disease

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Secundum atrial septal defect -- Atrioventricular septal defects -- Pulmonary stenosis/right ventricular outflow tract obstruction -- Ventricular septal defect -- Pulmonary hypertension in Eisenmenger syndrome -- Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries -- Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction -- Coarctation of the aorta and aortic disease -- Transposition of the great arteries after a Mustard atrial switch procedure -- Tetralogy of fallot -- Single ventricle physiology -- Ebstein's anomaly -- Imaging in adult congenital heart disease -- The chest x-ray in congenital heart disease -- Arrhythmias in congenital heart disease -- Pregnancy and contraception.

Sommario/riassunto

Guides practicing physicians in the practical aspects of how to diagnose and treat patients with congenital heart diseaseReviews the most common congenital cardiac anomalies seen in practiceFocuses on both clinical evaluation and diagnostic imaging modalities as well as practical management issues, as well as when to refer patients to tertiary care centresEach chapter is preceded by a case study to exemplify the issues which may be challenging in practical management