Transposition of the Great Arteries

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Fig. 8.1 d-Transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum (Copyright © 2014 New Media Center, University of Basel. All Rights Reserved) 8.1.1.1 Surgical Repair Techniques Before surgical repair…

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Pulmonary Stenosis

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Fig. 18.1 12-lead ECG of a patient with significant pulmonary stenosis. There is a right bundle branch block, evidence of RV hypertrophy and a slightly peaked P wave 18.1.5 Echocardiography…

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Fetal Heart Disease

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Fig. 1.1 (a) The five axial views for optimal fetal heart screening. The colour image shows the trachea, heart and great vessels, liver and stomach, with the five planes of…

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Cyanotic Lesions

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Fig. 16.1 Evolution of numbers of adults with unrepaired cyanotic heart defects stratified for age 18–40 years and >40 years followed at the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults between…

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Pregnancy in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

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Fig. 7.1 Underlying anatomy and common variations in nature of intervention for surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Image (a) depicts the underlying anatomical substrate of tetralogy of Fallot. Anterocephalad…

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Aortopathy

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Fig. 12.1 Aortic anatomy Anatomically, the aorta is subdivided into four major segments: the ascending aorta – comprising the aortic root (including the annulus, sinuses of Valsalva, and sinotubular junction)…

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Aortic Stenosis

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Fig. 10.1 Flow chart describing the management of women with aortic stenosis according to different phases (Phase 1–5). AVR aortic valve replacement, TTE transthoracic echocardiography, ET exercise test, BNP brain…

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Pregnancy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Fig. 11.1 Pedigree of a HCM family showing extensive phenotypic heterogeneity. Family member A = G+/HCM− at advanced age, noncardiac cause of death. Family member B = G+/HCM+ SD during…

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Ebstein Anomaly

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Fig. 14.1 Echo picture (four-chamber-view) of typical EA with apical displacement of the tricuspid valve   2. Right atrial and functional right ventricular dilation increases as tricuspid regurgitation worsens. During…

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Shunt Lesions

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  Cardiac complications Obstetric complications Mode of delivery Puerperium Risk of transmission WHO categories Unrepaired ASD Atrial arrhythmias Prematurity Vaginal delivery Thromboprophylaxis 5 % 2 Thromboembolic event SGA Epidural Repaired…

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