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.
A wealth of illustrations-including line drawings, EKGs, x-rays, and echocardiograms-clearly depict the clinical manifestations of congenital defects. Long-term outcomes, including the management of the pregnant patient and the patient undergoing non-cardiac surgery, have also been covered.