The editors and the majority of the authors trained or served at the Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, and the Texas Heart Institute a fitting tribute to Dan McNamara, to whom the volumes are dedicated. Volume one includes sections on the basic science of cardiovascular development, diagnostic methods, and structural congenital defects. Sections in volume two cover inflammatory cardiovascular disease, myocardial disease, arrhythmias, office pediatric cardiology, therapeutics, and special knowledge for the pediatric cardiology consultant. Information on molecular cardiology has been updated throughout, and there is a new chapter on the use of computers in pediatric cardiology and how to use the Internet. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
The masterpiece is at a level that will raise the curiosity and interest in pediatric cardiology to the highest level. Very detailed, comprehensive. Although it was published in 1998, it is the ideal resource to understand pathophysiology. Who knows how it would feel if it had a new edition!