Main description:

This practical guide equips you with the advanced techniques and knowledge you need to successfully manage the full range of cardiovascular disorders seen in neonates and children today. Case studies examine key issues in perinatal cardiology, including definition of heart defects, functional status, clues to fetal diagnosis, testing, postnatal management, surgical options, long-term follow up, and recurrence of risk. Each chapter covers a particular disease and contains a handy reference section detailing the pathophysiology of each disorder. Helpful appendices cover the latest in advanced imaging techniques, including 3-dimensional echocardiography and color Doppler ultrasound. This handbook is ideal for anyone who cares for children with cardiac problems or pregnant patients with fetuses with congenital heart disease.

Contents:

PART I: Introduction and Basics 1. Fetal Circulation 2. Who Should Have a Fetal Heart Scan? 3. Suggested Views for Fetal Heart Imaging 4. First Trimester Fetal Echocardiography PART II: Problem-Based Approach to Congenital Heart Defects: Clinical Cases Section I: Septal Defect 5. Ventricular Septal Defect 6. Atrioventricular Septal Defect Section II: Right Heart Abnormality 7. Tetralogy of Fallot 8. Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia 9. Tetralogy of Fallot with Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome 10. Pulmonary Atresia and Intact Ventricular Septum 11. Ebstein Anomaly 12. Tricuspid Atresia 13. Double Outlet Right Ventricle Section III: Left Heart Abnormality 14. Coarctation of the Aorta 15. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 16. Aortic Stenosis Section IV: Abnormalities in the Arterial Trunk 17. Common Arterial Trunk 18. Transposition of Great Arteries Section V: Chapter 19 Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage Section VI: Heterotaxy Syndromes 20. Left atrial isomerism( LAI) 21. Right atrial isomerism (RAI) Section VII: Fetal Arrhythmia 22. Supraventricular tachycardia 23. Congenital complete heart block Section VIII: Chapter 24 Cardiac Tumors Section IX: Chapter 25 Pericardial Effusion Section X: Chapter 26 Cardiomyopathy Section XI: Chapter 27 Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome PART III: Current Trends in Perinatal Cardiology Section I: Advanced Cardiac Imaging 28. Three-Dimensional Echocardiography 29. Tissue Doppler Imaging Section II 30. Congestive Heart Failure in a Fetus 31. Outcome of Fetal Congenital Heart Defects 32. Fetal intervention 33. Genetic Counseling in Congenital Heart Defects Appendix