Finally, a resource that takes full advantage of modern technology! In a major advance for pediatric cardiology, this text/DVD set covers ultrasound physics; laboratory set-up; a protocol for a standard pediatric echocardiogram; quantitative methods of echocardiographic evaluation, including assessment of diastolic function; in-depth coverage of congenital cardiovascular malformations; acquired pediatric heart disease; and topics of special interest, such as 3D echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and fetal echocardiography.

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Finally, a resource that takes full advantage of modern technology. In a major advance for pediatric cardiology, this text/DVD set covers ultrasound physics; laboratory set-up; a protocol for a standard pediatric echocardiogram; quantitative methods of echocardiographic evaluation, including assessment of diastolic function; in-depth coverage of congenital cardiovascular malformations; acquired pediatric heart disease; and topics of special interest, such as 3D echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and fetal echocardiography.

Tell us a little bit about your book, who is it aimed at and how will it help them?
This book is a comprehensive textbook of pediatric echocardiography. It covers the latest advances in ultrasound imaging of the heart in children, and also deals with congenital heart disease in fetuses and adults. The textbook is aimed at those who practice and teach pediatric and congenital echocardiography. It provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to pediatric cardiac ultrasound and includes information about the anatomy, pathophysiology, and goals of the echocardiographic examination for each lesion before, during, and after treatment.

What inspired you to write the book?
We, the editors, saw a great need for an updated reference textbook for our trainees and for our colleagues and their trainees. It has been over a decade since the release of the last comprehensive textbook on this topic.

What do you hope readers will get out of it?
The chapters are written by experts throughout North American and Europe. Despite the wide geographic distribution of the authors, a consistent and thorough approach to pediatric echocardiography is provided. The readers will also have a DVD with hundreds of examples of key anatomic and functional issues mentioned in the text

What is different about your book from others in the field?
Its main attraction is that it is recently released and incorporates the latest technologies. It provides a perspective from authors drawn from most of the major pediatric cardiology centers on two continents. It is also the first comprehensive textbook to provide illustrative video clips, which greatly improve the readers’ ability to understand the information in the text and still figures.

What is your day job?
I run a non-invasive pediatric cardiology imaging laboratory at an academic medical center.

How did you get into this line of work?
I like taking care of children, and I enjoy the challenge of diagnosing and treating congenital heart disease. I have had great role models who were devoted to their patients but who also loved to teach.

What would you be if you were not a doctor?
I’d do something else that requires puzzle solving. Perhaps I’d be an engineer or an architect.
And finally, did you enjoy writing this book, and are you planning any others?
It was fun to work with my co-editors and all the authors. Everyone was willing to squeeze in this work despite being already incredibly busy. We’d like to update the textbook periodically in order to keep it relevant and on the cutting edge. Future editions should be more electronically based and accessible to readers over the internet.

From the Back Cover

Echocardiography is essential in the practice of pediatric cardiology. A clinical pediatric cardiologist is expected to be adept at the non-invasive diagnosis of congenital heart disease and those who plan to specialize in echocardiography will need to have knowledge of advanced techniques.

Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease addresses the needs of trainees and practitioners in this field, filling a void caused by the lack of material in this fast-growing area. This new title comprehensively covers the echocardiographic assessment of congenital heart disease, from the fetus to the adult, plus acquired heart disease in children.

Topics covered include:

• ultrasound physics
• laboratory set-up
• a protocol for a standard pediatric echocardiogram
• quantitative methods of echocardiographic evaluation, including assessment of diastolic function
• in depth coverage of congenital cardiovascular malformations
• acquired pediatric heart disease
• topics of special interest, such as 3D echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and fetal echocardiography

The approach of this book is a major advancement for educational materials in the field of pediatric cardiology, and greatly enhances the experience for the reader. An accompanying DVD with moving images of the subjects covered in the textbook will further enhance the learning experience.

Contents

Part 1 Introduction to Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging

۱. Ultrasound Physics 3
۲. Laboratory Function, Instrumentation, Patient
۳. Nomenclature and Segmental Approach to Congenital Heart Disease 22
۴. The Normal Pediatric Echocardiogram 34

Part 2 Quantitative Methods

۵. Structural Measurements and Adjustment for Growth 53
۶. Hemodynamic Measurements 63
۷. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Systolic Function 76
۸. Diastolic Ventricular Function Assessment 95

Part 3 Anomalies of the Systemic and Pulmonary Veins, Septa and Atrioventricular Junction

۹. Pulmonary Venous Anomalies 119
۱۰. Systemic Venous Anomalies 143
۱۱. Anomalies of the Atrial Septum 158
۱۲. Anomalies of the Ventricular Septum 175
۱۳. Tricuspid Valve and Right Atrial Anomalies 188
۱۴. Mitral Valve and Left Atrial Anomalies 214
۱۵. Common Atrioventricular Canal Defects 230

Part 4 Anomalies of the Ventriculoarterial Junction and Great Arteries

۱۶. Anomalies of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract and Pulmonary Valve 251
۱۷. Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum 264
۱۸. Abnormalities of the Ductus Arteriosus and Pulmonary Arteries 283
۱۹. Anomalies of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract and Aortic Valve 297
۲۰. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 315
۲۱. Aortic Arch Anomalies: Coarctation of the Aorta and Interrupted Aortic Arch 339
۲۲. Tetralogy of Fallot 362
۲۳. Truncus Arteriosus 385
۲۴. Transposition of the Great Arteries 398
۲۵. Double-Outlet Ventricle 417
۲۶. Physiologically “Corrected” Transposition of the Great Arteries 439

Part 5 Miscellaneous Cardiovascular Lesions

۲۷. Functionally Univentricular Heart 459
۲۸. Cardiac Malpositions and Heterotaxy Syndrome 476
۲۹. Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries 502
۳۰. Vascular Rings and Slings 523
۳۱. Connective Tissue Disorders 537
۳۲. Cardiac Tumors 547

Part 6 Anomalies of Ventricular Myocardium

۳۳. Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis 559
۳۴. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 581
۳۵. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy and Pericardial Disease 597
۳۶. Other Anomalies of the Ventricular Myocardium 619

Part 7 Acquired Pediatric Heart Disease

۳۷. Kawasaki Disease 637
۳۸. Rheumatic Fever 648
۳۹. Infective Endocarditis 657

Part 8 Special Techniques and Topics

۴۰. Transesophageal Echocardiography 671
۴۱. ۳D Echocardiography 687
۴۲. Fetal Echocardiography 717
۴۳. Vascular Ultrasound Imaging in Children 745
۴۴. The Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension