Ventricular function and blood flow in congenital heart disease [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mark A. Fogel

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Futura, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (394 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.12043; 618.92/12043; 618.9212043
• Soggetto topico: Congenital heart disease in children - Pathophysiology; Heart - Ventricles
• Altri autori: FogelMark A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Ventricular Function and Blood Flow in Congenital Heart Disease; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I Overview; 1 Pediatric Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease as It Relates to Ventricular Function and Blood Flow; 2 Ventricular Function&mdesh; The Basics of the Discipline; 3 Blood Flow-The Basics of the Discipline; 4 History and Physical Examination; 5 Plain Radiographic Examination of the Heart and Chest; 6 Cardiac Catheterization; PART II Techniques in Assessing Ventricular Function; 7 Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound ; 8 Magnetic Resonance Imaging9 Nuclear Cardiology and Positron Emission Tomography; 10 Exercise Testing; PART III Ventricular Function in Speci.c Categories; 11 Ventricular Function in Pressure Overload Lesions; 12 Ventricular Function in Volume Overload Lesions; 13 The Right Ventricle in a Dual Chambered Circulation; 14 The Left Ventricle in a Dual Chambered Circulation; 15 Blood Flow in the Normal and Diseased Aorta; 16 Blood Flow in Normal and Diseased Pulmonary Arteries; 17 Considerations in the Single Ventricle; 18 Exercise Performance in Fontan Patients ; 19 Considerations in Intensive CarePART IV Ventricular Function and Blood Flow in Speci.c Categories; 20 Considerations in Catheter Interventions; 21 Pharmacology and Ventricular Performance; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Infants, children and adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) are a challenge to manage and an ever-increasing number are reaching adulthood. CHD is one of the most important topics in cardiology today, yet this book is the only clinically-orientated monograph devoted exclusively to ventricular function and blood flow as it relates to CHD. Written by a distinguished panel of cardiologists, bioengineers, physiologists, and clinical investigators, Ventricular Function and Blood Flow in Congenital Heart Disease is an extensive and comprehensive presentati
• Titolo autorizzato: Ventricular function and blood flow in congenital heart disease
• ISBN: 1-280-74797-8; 9786610747979; 0-470-98484-8; 0-470-99484-3; 1-4051-7349-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996205519503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno