Cardiac Testing
Introduction Print Section Listen Evaluation of the infant, child, or young adult with cardiovascular symptoms may require the application of a variety of cardiac tests. Each of these tests has…
Acyanotic Heart Disease: Valves, Outflow Tracts, and Vasculature
Introduction Print Section Listen Acyanotic cardiac lesions represent a significant portion of all congenital heart disease. Although acyanotic shunt lesions are discussed in Chapter 7, this chapter focuses on acyanotic…
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Introduction Print Section Listen Cardiac arrhythmias are due to abnormalities in the heart rhythm or conduction that can range in clinical significance from benign to life threatening. The frequency with…
Evaluation and Therapy: Neonatal Critical Heart Disease
Introduction Print Section Listen Critical heart disease in the newborn includes all congenital heart lesions that would result in neonatal demise unless immediate intervention is undertaken. It is estimated that…
Acquired Heart Disease
Kawasaki Disease Print Section Listen Introduction Kawasaki disease is a vasculitis of early childhood that has a propensity for affecting the coronary arteries. It is characterized by a cluster of…
Preventive Cardiology
Introduction Print Section Listen Pediatric preventive cardiology has increased in importance over the past several years due to the increasing number of children with obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. In adults,…
Fetal Cardiology
Fetal Cardiology: Introduction Print Section Listen Congenital heart disease comprises the most common form of congenital anomaly found in humans, affecting 8 of every 1000 live births and 10 to…
Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease
Introduction Print Section Listen In general, the most complex forms of congenital heart disease (CHD) fall into the category of single-ventricle defects. Only in recent decades has survival beyond the…
Conotruncal Abnormalities
Transposition of the Great Arteries Print Section Listen Background Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a form of congenital heart defect (CHD) defined by ventricular–arterial discordance with the aorta…
Care of the Postprocedural Patient
Introduction Print Section Listen The care of infants, children, and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) can be complex and challenging. In particular, the inpatient periprocedural setting can pose unique…
