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,…
Cardiac Tumors
Cardiac Tumors Gerald Ross Marx Adrian M. Moran History of Cardiac Tumors Columbus, a noted pathologist, recorded the first description of a cardiac tumor in 1562 (1). Subsequently, the first…
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome James S. Tweddell George M. Hoffman Nancy S. Ghanayem Michele A. Frommelt Kathleen A. Mussatto Stuart Berger Epidemiology and Etiology Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) makes…
Cardiac Malpositions and Abnormalities of Atrial and Visceral Situs
Cardiac Malpositions and Abnormalities of Atrial and Visceral Situs Patrick W. O’Leary Muhammad Yasir Qureshi Donald J. Hagler Cardiac malposition describes an abnormal or anomalous location of the heart. The…
Evaluation of Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease
Evaluation of Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease Bradley S. Marino Introduction Due to recent advances in pediatric cardiovascular therapy, mortality rates for…
Pharmacology
Pharmacology Jonathan B. Wagner Gregory L. Kearns Michael Artman Introduction The use of drugs for patient treatment carries a single therapeutic imperative: namely, selecting the best drug and administering it…
