Congenital heart defects : etiology, diagnosis and treatment / Hiroto Nakamura, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nakamura, Hiroto.

Series:

Cardiology Research and Clinical Developments

Cardiology research and clinical developments series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Congenital heart disease.

Heart--Abnormalities.

Heart.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels of a new-born. Heart defects are among the most common birth defects and are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. This book presents the latest research in the field from around the world.

Contents:

""CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS: ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""VENTRICULAR-VASCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY IN CHILDREN WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""PART 1: BASIC CONCEPTS OF VENTRICULAR AND VASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY ""; ""1.0 Vascular Input Impedance ""; ""2. Ventricular Pressure-Volume Relationship ""; ""PART 2: VENTRICULAR-VASCULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY IN CHILDREN WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ""; ""1. Left Ventricular-Arterial Interaction in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease ""

""2. Ventricular-Vascular Pathophysiology in Fontan Circulation """"3. Abnormal Arterial Hemodynamics in Children ""; ""SUMMARY ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""1. EQUIPMENT FOR EXERCISE TESTING ""; ""2. TESTING PROTOCOLS ""; ""MAXIMAL EXERCISE TESTS ""; ""BICYCLE ERGOMETRY TESTING ""; ""3. CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR EXERCISE TESTING ""; ""4. INDICATIONS FOR CPET IN CHILDREN WITH CHD ""; ""5. INTERPRETATION OF EXERCISE TEST RESULTS ""; ""VENTILATORY INDEXES ""; ""CONCLUSION ""

""ACKNOWLEDGEMENT """"REFERENCES ""; ""WHY THE DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM IN CHILDREN WITH CHD SHOULD INCLUDE THE KIDNEY? ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""“Vicious Cycle�""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF FETAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE ""; ""I. INTRODUCTION ""; ""II. CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES ""; ""III. PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHDS ""; ""IV. FIRST TRIMESTER SCREENING FOR CHDS ""; ""V. CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""USEFULNESS OF ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF ABDOMEN AND CRANIAL IN NEONATES AND INFANTS WITH NEW RECOGNIZED CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE ""; ""ABSTRACT ""

""THE ASSESSMENT OF ABDOMEN IN THE US EXAMINATION """"CRANIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY - THE ASSESSMENT OF BRAIN IN US EXAMINATION ""; ""FINAL REMARKS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""COINCIDENCE OF CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED ANOMALIES OF KIDNEY AND UPPER URINARY TRACT IN NEONATES AND INFANTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""GENETICS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES: WHERE ARE WE NOW? ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""1) EMBRYOGENESIS OF THE HEART ""; ""2) TECHNIQUES USED FOR THE DISCOVERY OF THE GENETIC BASIS OF CARDIOVSCULAR AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES ""

""3) GENES INVOLVED IN HEART DEVELOPMENT """"4) NON-INHERITED FACTORS INVOLVED IN CHD ""; ""5) PRE- AND POST-NATAL DIAGNOSIS ""; ""6) CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES DETECTED BY GENETIC TESTS ""; ""7) GENETIC COUNSELING ""; ""APPENDIX I GENETICS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ""; ""APPENDIX II ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF THREE DIFFERENT METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""PATIENTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS ""; ""RESULTS ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""STUDY LIMITATIONS ""; ""REFERENCES ""

""SINGLE VENTRICLE ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, REPAIR AND OUTCOME ""

Notes:

Errata sheet inserted.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-434-6

OCLC:

923657844