A unique and straightforward explanation of complex pathophysiology of cardiac malformations Addresses the important and growing concern of diagnosing heart disease and cardiac problems in pediatric care Provides the skills necessary for today's managed care environment in using the history, physical examination, ECG, and chest X-ray to uncover possible problems and eliminate areas of false concern Topics covered include preventive cardiology and health promotion, heart disease in the neonate and in special populations, congenital cardiac malformation, acquired cardiac conditions, and congestive heart failure

Table of Contents

Table of contents. PREFACE. . TABLE OF CONTENTS. . 1. DIAGNOSTIC METHODS. . 2. HEART DISEASE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS. . 3. CLASSIFICATION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. . 4. ACYANOSIS AND INCREASED PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW (LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNT). . 5. OBSTRUCTIVE LESIONS. . 6. CARDIAC CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RIGHT-TO-LEFT SHUNT (CYANOTIC LESIONS). . 7. OTHER CONGENITAL CARDIAC ANOMALIES. . 8. CARDIAC CONDITIONS IN THE NEONATE. . 9. ACQUIRED CARDIAC CONDITIONS. . 10. ARRHYTHMIAS. . 11. CONGESTIVE CARDIAC FAILURE. . 12. PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY AND HEALTH PROMOTION. . APPENDIX. . INDEX

Author Biography

Walter H Johnson Associate Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Cardiology University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL, USA James H Moller Professor and Head of Pediatrics University of Minnesota Paul F Dwan Professor of Pediatric Cardiology Minneapolis MN, USA