10.1055/b-0035-121525 30 Vaccinations for Pediatric Patients with Cardiac Disease Theoretically, the current vaccination schedule of the German Vaccination Committee (STIKO) also applies to children with congenital heart defects. The current…
10.1055/b-0035-121521 26 Operations with Cardiopulmonary Bypass Synonym: extracorporeal circulation 26.1 Basics 26.1.1 Principle of the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Machine The cardiopulmonary bypass machine assumes the pumping function of the heart and…
10.1055/b-0035-121522 27 Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems 27.1 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 27.1.1 Basics Principle of ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a procedure for patients with severe lung and/or heart failure…
10.1055/b-0035-121523 28 Initial Treatment of Critically Ill Neonates with Cardiac Defects In this chapter, the general features, clinical symptoms, and treatment principles for congenital heart defects that become symptomatic in…
10.1055/b-0035-121512 17 Cardiomyopathies 17.1 Dilated Cardiomyopathy 17.1.1 Basics Definition Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a myocardial disease characterized by enlargement of all cardiac chambers (Fig. 17.1). The dilatation of the left…
10.1055/b-0035-121518 23 Syndromic Diseases with Cardiac Involvement 23.1 Overview of Syndromic Diseases with Cardiac Involvement An overview of the most common syndromic diseases associated with congenital heart defects is presented…
10.1055/b-0035-121517 22 Eisenmenger Syndrome 22.1.1 Basics Synonym: Eisenmenger reaction Definition The Eisenmenger syndrome is a secondary form of pulmonary hypertension, in which, due to a heart defect with an originally…
10.1055/b-0035-121516 21 Pulmonary Hypertension 21.1.1 Basics Definition Pulmonary hypertension is present when the mean pulmonary artery pressure is greater than 25 mmHg at rest or greater than 30 mmHg during…
10.1055/b-0035-121515 20 Arterial Hypertension 20.1.1 Basics Definition Arterial hypertension is defined as an increase in systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure over the gender-specific 95th percentile for the age or size…
10.1055/b-0035-121514 19 Heart Failure 19.1.1 Basics Definition Heart failure is defined as the inability of the heart to pump sufficient cardiac output to meet the metabolic needs of the body…
