Chest Pain in Children and Adolescents
Chest Pain in Children and Adolescents Jonathan N. Johnson David J. Driscoll Chest pain is common in children and adolescents. In prospective studies, it accounts for 0.25% to 0.6% of…
Pediatric Heart Transplantation
Pediatric Heart Transplantation Robert E. Shaddy Francesco Parisi Pediatric heart transplantation has been practiced for over 30 years. With the advent of calcineurin inhibitors such as cyclosporine, heart transplant success…
Pulmonary Stenosis
Pulmonary Stenosis Lourdes R. Prieto Larry A. Latson Congenital obstruction to right ventricular outflow is most commonly due to pulmonary valve stenosis, but may also be intracavitary or supravalvar and…
Coarctation of the Aorta
Coarctation of the Aorta Robert H. Beekman III Coarctation of the aorta most commonly is a discrete stenosis of the proximal thoracic aorta (Fig. 45.1). However, considerable variation exists in…
Infective Endocarditis and Prevention
Infective Endocarditis and Prevention Michael Gewitz Kathryn A. Taubert Infective endocarditis (IE) is a disease that is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality and remains a dreaded complication of structural…
The Heart in Muscular Dystrophies
The Heart in Muscular Dystrophies Philip T. Thrush Jerry R. Mendell Kevin M. Flanigan Timothy M. Hoffman Hugh D. Allen Muscular dystrophy (MD) may be associated with cardiomyopathy (CM) (sometimes…
Anatomical and Functional Mitral Valve Abnormalities in the Pediatric Population
Anatomical and Functional Mitral Valve Abnormalities in the Pediatric Population Andrew Mackie Jeffrey Smallhorn Introduction This chapter deals with mitral valve abnormalities that are encountered in the pediatric population. We…
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy Kimberly Y. Lin Joseph W. Rossano Introduction Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heart muscle disorder characterized by left ventricular (LV) dilation and systolic dysfunction, often resulting in low…
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Susan W. Denfield Cardiomyopathies are defined as diseases of the myocardium associated with cardiac dysfunction (1). As per the World Health Organization (WHO), restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is characterized…
Atrioventricular Septal Defects
Atrioventricular Septal Defects Frank Cetta Dongngan Truong L. Luann Minich Joseph J. Maleszewski Patrick W. O’Leary Joseph A. Dearani Harold M. Burkhart Introduction and Nomenclature Atrioventricular septal defects (AVSDs) are…
