Diagnosis & Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease

This practical resource has been designed to meet the needs of the clinician involved in the management of the rapidly expanding group of adults with congenital heart disease.It offers essential guidance on the anatomical issues, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment options available to the practitioner. Each disease-oriented chapter has been written to a highly structured template and will provide key information on incidence, genetics, morphology, presentation, investigation and intervention.Throughout the book congenital heart defects are illustrated by colour schematic line drawings and by the appropriate imaging modality ECG, x-ray, echocardiagram, MRI etc. Long-term outcomes, including the management of the pregnant patient and the patient undergoing non-cardiac surgery have also been covered. Integrates anatomy, clinical signs and therapeutic options within a single accessible resourceSummarises the benefits and risks of surgical operations/ catheter interventions/drug therapy to assist you in the decision-making process for these often difficult clinical problems.Consistent, organizational structure in each chapter provides you with a quick referenceColour schematic diagrams aid the recognition and diagnosis of morphologic disordersKey, annotated references provide more immediately useful information than exhaustive bibliography