The Functioning Normal Heart
The Functioning Normal Heart Coordination of the Heartbeat, the Valves, and the Flow of Blood To understand an engine, it isn’t enough to learn about its parts. You have to…
Blood Supply of the Heart
Blood Supply of the Heart Heart Structure and Blood Supply It seems odd that the tissues making up the heart must have their own separate blood supply. You might think…
Pumping Action of the Heart
Pumping Action of the Heart Blood Flow Through the Heart Blood is pumped through the chambers of the heart and out through the great vessels by a simple squeezing action…
Valves of the Heart
Valves of the Heart Valve Structure and Function Like any pump, the heart has valves to keep the blood flowing in the right direction. Proper function of these small flaps…
Structure and Function of the Normal Heart
Structure and Function of the Normal Heart Before you begin to learn about heart disease, you must learn how the normal heart is constructed and how it functions. This is…
The Adolescent and Adult with Congenital Heart Disease
The Adolescent and Adult with Congenital Heart Disease Ali N. Zaidi Curt J. Daniels Prevalence of Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Most patients born with moderate or severe forms of…
Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Dunbar Ivy Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients (1,2,3). Advances in understanding the pathobiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)…
Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension
Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension Marlene Rabinovitch Rachel K. Hopper Introduction This chapter addresses the pathophysiologic mechanisms leading to pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart defects and other disease-related or idiopathic…
Safety and Quality in the Heart Center
Safety and Quality in the Heart Center Anthony Y. Lee Tom Taghon Richard McClead Wallace Crandall Terrance Davis Richard J. Brilli Introduction Much Quality, Safety, and Continuous Quality Improvement (QI)…
Pericardial Diseases
Pericardial Diseases Jonathan N. Johnson Frank Cetta Anatomy and Physiology The pericardium is comprised of two principal layers, the visceral pericardium and the parietal pericardium. The visceral pericardium, or epicardium,…
