| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (XV, 368 p. 82 illus., 46 illus. in color.)
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| Disciplina |
616.24
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| Collana |
Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults
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| Soggetto topico |
Cardiology
Cardiac surgery
Respiratory organs—Diseases
Cardiac Surgery
Pneumology/Respiratory System
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| ISBN |
3-319-46028-5
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Part 1: Pathophysiology and Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease -- 1. Congenital Heart Defects and Pulmonary Hypertension: The Heath Edwards Paradigm -- 2. Definition and Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease -- 3. Eisenmenger Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Hematologic Effects -- 4. PAH in Patients with Persistent Systemic-Pulmonary Shunts and PAH in Patients with Small Cardiac Defects -- 5. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients with Previous Reparative Surgery -- 6. Segmental Pulmonary Hypertension -- 7. Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Patients with Fontan-Type Circulation -- 8. Post-Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension in ACHD -- Part 2: The Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease -- 9. Physical Examination and Electrocardiography in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension due to Congenital Heart Disease: Initial Clinical Assessment -- 10. The Role of Plain Chest Radiography and Computed Tomography -- 11. Echocardiography in the Diagnosis and Follow-up of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Congenital Heart Disease -- 12. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance -- 13. Cardiopulmonary Exercise and Six-minute Walk Testing -- 14. Cardiac Catheterization -- Part 3: Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease -- 15. Conservative Management and Recommendations for PAH-CHD -- 16. Pulmonary Vasodilators in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease -- 17. Perspectives on Shunts in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: from Interventions to Create Shunts to the Concept of “Treat-and-Repair” -- 18. Eisenmenger Syndrome in Patients with Down’s Syndrome -- 19. Pregnancy and Contraception -- 20. Training and Recommendations for Exercise -- 21. Prognostication in PAH-CHD -- 22. Management of Fontan patients -- 23. Palliative Care and End of Life Considerations in Patients with PAH-CHD -- 24. PAH in ACHD: Research, Global Perspective and Future Prospects: An Epilogue. .
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254494103321 |
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease / / edited by Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Gerhard-Paul Diller