The natural and unnatural history of congenital heart disease / / Julien I.E. Hoffman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910876553903321
• Autore: Hoffman Julien I. E. <1925->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
• ISBN: 1-4443-1752-0; 1-4443-1404-1; 9786612259449; 1-282-25944-X; 1-4443-6021-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1204 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.12043
• Soggetti: Congenital heart disease - Prognosis; Congenital heart disease - Treatment - Evaluation
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""1: Introduction""; ""1: Practical and Theoretical Considerations""; ""Considerations: natural history""; ""Theoretical and practical considerations: unnatural history""; ""References""; ""2: Associated Noncardiac Problems""; ""Central nervous system""; ""Gastrointestinal system""; ""References""; ""2: Surgical Procedures""; ""3: Aortopulmonary Shunts""; ""Methods of increasing pulmonary blood flow""; ""References""; ""4: Banding the Pulmonary Artery""; ""Early mortality""; ""References""; ""5: Valves and Conduits""; ""Types of valve""""General comparison of valve types""; ""References""; ""6: "Single Ventricle" Repairs""; ""First stage palliation""; ""Risk factors""; ""Late mortality and complications""; ""Cardiac transplantation""; ""References""; ""7: Transplantation""; ""Heart transplants in children""; ""Lung transplants in children""; ""Heart transplants in adults""; ""Lung transplantation in adults""; ""Adult heart-lung transplants""; ""References""; ""3: Left-to-Right Shunts""; ""Section A: Aortic Origin""; ""8: Patent Ductus Arteriosus""; ""Pathological anatomy and physiology""; ""Natural history""""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""9: Anomalous Origin of One Pulmonary Artery from the Aorta (Hemitruncus)""; ""Pathological anatomy""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""10: Aortopulmonary Window""; ""Pathological anatomy""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""11: Systemic Arteriovenous Fistula""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""References""; ""12: Coronary Arterial Fistula""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""13: Congenital Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva""""Pathological anatomy""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""Section B: Ventricular or Atrial Origin""; ""14: Atrial Septal Defect (Secundum)""; ""Introduction""; ""Anatomy""; ""Physiology""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Clinical features""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""15: Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection with an Intact Atrial Septum""; ""Anatomy""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""16: Scimitar Syndrome""; ""Pathological anatomy""""Pathophysiology""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""17: Ostium Primum Defect""; ""Anatomy""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""18: Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect""; ""Pathological anatomy""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""19: Isolated Ventricular Septal Defect""; ""Anatomy""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Natural history""; ""Unnatural history""; ""References""; ""20: Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries""; ""Pathological anatomy""