Color Atlas and Synopsis of Adult Congenital Heart Disease

by Curt Daniels, Ali N. Zaidi

Overview

Interpret, diagnose, and treat with this case-based atlas of congenital heart disease

A Doody's Core Title for 2022!

Color Atlas and Synopsis of Adult Congenital Heart Disease does more than help you interpret imaging studies of congenital heart disease–it also provides evidence-based guidance on the diagnosis and management of patients undergoing these tests.

Presented in a concise, easy-to-read design that is perfect for busy clinicians and intended for family practitioners, internists, pediatricians and general cardiologists, this unique combination text and atlas features more than 275 illustrations, including 140 color photographs, and includes coverage of defects most commonly seen in adult congenital cardiology. Using clinical cases, imaging studies, and pathology specimens, the book provides a succinct overview of the anatomy, physiology, clinical presentation, common complications, treatment options, and long term outcomes for adults with congenital heart disease.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Intracardiac Shunt Lesions
• Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot
• The Adult with d-Transposition of the Great Arteries
• The Adult with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
• Single ventricle and Fontan palliation
• Ebstein’s Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve
• Electrophysiology in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
• Percutaneous Structural Interventions in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
• Pregnancy and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Heart Failure and Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Pulmonary hypertension in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
• Eisenmenger Syndrome
• Aortopathies in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071749459
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/22/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	460
Sales rank:	874,656
File size:	64 MB
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About the Author

Curt J. Daniels, MD, is director of the Columbus Ohio Adult Congenital Heart (COACH) Disease Program, Directory, Pulmonary Hypertension Program; and professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, The Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.

Ali N. Zaidi, MD, is director of the Montefiore Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program (MAtCH), Montefiore Heart and Vascular Care Institute, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore; and assistant professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.

Table of Contents

Preface
1 Introduction
2 The Adult With Intracardiac Shunt Lesions: ASD, VSD, and AVSD
3 The Adult With Coarctation of the Aorta
4 The Adult With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot
5 The Adult With D-Transposition of the Great Arteries (D-TGA)
6 The Adult With Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: (CC-TGA or L-TGA)
7 The Adult With a Single Ventricle and Fontan Palliation
8 The Adult With Ebstein’s Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve
9 Pulmonary Hypertension in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
10 Eisenmenger Syndrome in the Adult With Congenital Heart Disease
11 Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease
12 Aortopathies in the Adult With Congenital Heart Disease
13 Arrhythmias in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
14 Common Percutaneous Structural Interventions in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
15 Heart Failure in ACHD Patients
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Bruce Wilson, MD, MSPH (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: This is an in-depth exploration of the advances in diagnosis and therapeutics for congenital heart disease in adults. Each chapter demonstrates how patients may present, their need for follow-up, and possible management complications in an easy to comprehend format.
Purpose: The intent is to highlight the new standards of care for an ever-growing population of adults with congenital heart disease.
Audience: The intended audience is broad, including students, fellows, cardiologists, and primary care physicians. With the case-based format, vivid images, and supplemental videos, this book would benefit all in this audience.
Features: The most exciting aspects of this book are the detailed illustrations and videography. The author uses these two modalities in a case-based format to illuminate principles necessary to care for this population of patients.
Assessment: The presentation of information in this book is masterful and exemplary. It is a quick, intuitive, and insightful read.

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