Heart Diseases in Children

Overview
This book covers the fundamentals of heart diseases in children. Coverage includes imaging and testing, congenital heart diseases and acquired heart diseases. Images reinforce concepts and case studies lead to an understanding of successful patient management.
Full Details
As front line health care providers for children, pediatricians are entrusted with the responsibility for discovering early signs of heart diseases in this complex patient population. Especially in the newborn period, the presentation of pediatric heart disease is frequently obscure, and the consequences of these illnesses can be devastating if not caught early and managed correctly. This comprehensive, easy to understand book is a ready guide to acquiring the proficiency and confidence necessary to decipher the wide spectrum of disease presentations. Case scenarios give life to each chapter, with key images and illustrations reinforcing notable concepts. Special attention is given to the interpretation of chest radiographs and the role of echocardiography and catheterization. All chapters are dual authored by an academic cardiologist and a practicing general pediatrician, resulting in this book's elegant blend of medical authority, real life value, and fresh practical viewpoints. Heart Diseases in Children: A Pediatrician's Guide is divided into four sections. The first is an overall approach to heart diseases in children with ample discussion to diagnostic testing. The second and third sections cover the spectrum of congenital heart defects and acquired heart diseases. The fourth section prsents issues related to office cardiology. The book concludes with an extensive drug appendix. Significant and meaningful online complements, heart sounds and murmurs are available at www.pedcard.rush.edu providing practitioners the materials necessary to build confidence in their ausculatory skills. This unique book is a go-to resource for pediatricians, pediatric residents, family practitioners, medical students and nurses, conveying essential information for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric heart diseases.
Contents
Part I Approach to Heart Diseases in Children Chapter 1 Cardiac History and Physical Examination W. Reid Thompson Surabhi Mona Mehrotra Chapter 2 Cardiac Interpretation of Pediatric Chest x-Ray Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 3 Electrocardiography: Approach and Interpretation Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 4 Pediatric Echocardiography W. Reid Thompson Thea Yosowitz Chapter 5 Cardiac Catheterization in Children: Diagnosis and Therapy Ziyad M. Hijazi Anas Saleh Lutfi Taqatqa Umang Gupta Ra-id Abdulla Part II Congenital Heart Diseases Chapter 6 Atrial Septal Defect Ra-id Abdulla Austin Hanrahan Chapter 7 Ventricular Septal Defect Omar M. Khalid Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 8 Patent Ductus Arteriosus Omar M. Khalid Jacquelyn Busse Chapter 9 Atrioventricular Canal Defect Omar M. Khalid Surabhi Mona Mehrotra Chapter 10 Pulmonary Stenosis Joan F. Hoffman Surabhi Mona Mehrotra Chapter 11 Aortic Stenosis Kathryn W. Holmes Megan A. McCarville Chapter 12 Coarctation of the Aorta Sawsan Mokhtar M. Awad Megan A. McCarville Chapter 13 Tetralogy of Fallot Douglas M Luxenberg Laura Torchen Chapter 14 Double Outlet Right Ventricle Douglas M Luxenberg Jacquelyn Busse Chapter 15 Transposition of the Great Arteries Douglas M Luxenberg Megan A. McCarville Chapter 16 Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum Zahra J. Naheed Daniel E. Felten Chapter 17 Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect Karim Assad Diab Thea Yosowitz Chapter 18 Tricuspid Atresia Karim Assad Diab Daniel E. Felten Chapter 19 Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Karim Assad Diab Daniel E. Felten Chapter 20 Truncus Arteriosus Joan F. Hoffman Thea Yosowitz Chapter 21 Single Ventricle Sawsan Mokhtar M. Awad Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 22 Complex Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: The Heterotaxy Syndrome Joan F. Hoffman Shannon M. Buckvold Jackie Busse Chapter 23 Hypoplastic left heart syndrome Sawsan Mokhtar M. Awad Jacquelyn Busse Chapter 24 Ebstein's Anomaly Russell Robert Cross Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 25 Vascular Ring Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 26 Congenital Abnormalities of Coronary Arteries Russell Robert Cross Daniel E. Felten Part III Acquired Heart Diseases in Children Chapter 27 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Sawsan Mokhtar M. Awad Daniel E. Felten Chapter 28 Kawasaki Rami Kharouf Daniel E. Felten Chapter 29 Infective Endocarditis Rami Kharouf Laura Torchen Chapter 30 Myocarditis Rami Kharouf Laura Torchen Chapter 31 Cardiomyopathy Zahra J. Naheed Laura Torchen Chapter 32 Cardiac Arrhythmia William J. Bonney Ra-id Abdulla Part IV Office Cardiology Chapter 33 Hypertension Shada J Alanani Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 34 Syncope Yolandee R. Bell-Cheddar Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 35 Chest Pain Ismael Gonzalez Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 36 Innocent heart murmurs Ra-id Abdulla Chapter 37 Obesity and Dyslipidemia Kathryn W. Holmes Jackie Busse Appendix Drugs in Pediatric Cardiology Paul N. Severin Beth Shields Joan Hoffman Sawsan Mokhtar M. Awad William J. Bonney Edmundo P. Cortez Rani Ganesan Aloka Patel Steve Barnes Sean Barnes Shada Al-Anani Umang Gupta Yolandee Bell Cheddar Ra-id Abdulla