Fig. 1.1 Cardiac development: looping and septation. Schematic representation (a, b, d and f ) and electron microscopy images (c, e, g) of different stages of heart development, from heart fields…
Fig. 12.1 Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) four-chamber (A 1 –C 1 ) and short-axis cine images (A 2 –C 2 ) obtained in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension…
Fig. 20.1 Balloon dilation atrial septostomy. After perforation of the septum with the Brockenbrough needle, a circular-end guidewire is positioned in the left atrium (left panel). An initial dilation of…
Fig. 18.1 Right ventricular isovolumetric acceleration (RVIVA), right ventricular basal strain, and right ventricular myocardial performance index (RVMPI) are increased in COPD patients without pulmonary hypertension as assessed during right…
Type Gene Locus Prevalence Mode of inheritance ARVD1 TGFB3 14q23-q24 Rare AD ARVD2 RYR2 1q42-q43 Rare AD ARVD3 ? 14q12-q22 Unknown AD ARVD4 ? 2q32.1-q32.3 Unknown AD ARVD5 TMEM43 3p23…
Fig. 6.1 Congenital corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (ccTGA) (a) Shows the cartoon of atrial–ventricular discordance + ventricular–arterial discordance = double discordance. (b) Depicted is four-chamber view of a ccTGA (atrioventricular discordance) with…
Fig. 3.1 Physiologic changes in the right ventricle during the transition from fetal to neonatal life In addition to changes in the pulmonary circulation, the fetal myocardium also adapts rapidly…
Fig. 7.1 Acute effect of pulmonary artery banding (PAB) in an infant with LV-DCM. (a) TEE (intraoperative transesophageal ECHO) shown is the four-chamber view in an infant with an extreme…
Fig. 19.1 This block diagram organizes the different treatment modalities utilized in patients with chronic right heart failure. An attempt is made to list the effects on preload, contractility, and…
Fig. 95.1 Nasal pillows or plugs Fig. 95.2 Nasal mask on an infant Fig. 95.3 Nasal mask on a boy with Prader Willi syndrome Fig. 95.4 Nasobuccal mask on a…
