The Coronary Circulation
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The heart is the engine that powers life, and the coronary circulation represents the fuel pipes, providing blood with oxygen and other nutrients to keep the…
Valvular Pathophysiology
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The cardiac valves permit efficient forward blood flow while preventing backflow, in turn creating unidirectional forward cardiac output. Valve disease leads either to reduction in orifice…
Coronary Anatomy for the Interventionalist
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen A thorough knowledge of normal and abnormal coronary anatomy is essential for the interventional cardiologist. The direct application of this knowledge base helps in the selection…
Arrhythmias
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Although certain arrhythmias are more common in neonates and young infants compared to older children and adults, all types of arrhythmias can occur. Many are benign…
History of Interventional Cardiology
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Surveying the landscape of interventional cardiology today, one sees a mature discipline using sophisticated technology and techniques that are backed by the findings of rigorous clinical…
Approach to the Infant With Excessive Pulmonary Blood Flow
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Respiratory distress in the setting of normal peripheral perfusion and without overt cyanosis is the least common manifestation of symptomatic cardiovascular disease in the newborn. Particularly…
Approach to the Cyanotic Infant
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cyanosis is the most common manifestation of symptomatic cardiovascular disease in the newborn infant. Moreover, cyanosis in the absence of significant respiratory distress is almost always…
Approach to the Infant With Inadequate Systemic Perfusion
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Inadequate systemic perfusion is the second most common manifestation of symptomatic heart disease in newborn infants. Affected infants present with moderate to severe respiratory distress in…
Cardiomyopathy and Other Causes of Ventricular Dysfunction
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The term “cardiomyopathy” is used to indicate myocardial dysfunction in the absence of an obstructive lesion or sustained hypertension. Cardiomyopathy can occur either in isolation or…
Myocyte Contraction and Relaxation
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen As described in Chapter 1, the developing mammalian heart undergoes a series of complex and tightly regulated processes during structural organogenesis. Considerable understanding of the genetic…
