Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine

By: John Hess (Editor), George R. Sutherland (Editor)

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Hardcover | 30 November 1992

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In May 1990, the First International Symposium on Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults was organized in Rotterdam. During these three days' Symposium an overview of the many new problems facing the adult and pediatric cardiologist as well as the cardiac surgeon in this rapidly increasing subgroup of the adolescent and adult cardiac population was given. Chal lenges, controversies, uncertainties and questions were presented and discussed with great enthusiasm. We are greatful that most speakers who participated in this symposium, were willing to write a chapter on their presented topics to be edited in book-form. The final result is here. We hope, it will be of value for both to the adult and pediatric cardiologist and other colleagues, who have to undertake the care of this group of patients, whose management poses such unique problems. J.H. G.S. ix 1. The problem - an overVIew JANE SOMERVILLE The subject of grown-up congenital heart disease is currently and correctly attracting attention in the world. Surgical treatment for congenital heart disease (C.H.D) has evolved through the last 40 years, starting with the attempts by Blalock and Brock to palliate, to the current refined technical virtuoso repairs of the most complex in infancy.

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List of contributors
Preface
The problem - an overview	p. 1
Pulmonary vascular disease in congenital heart disease in adults	p. 15
The adolescent and adult with complex congenital heart disease: which patients should offer surgery?	p. 35
Transoesophageal echocardiography in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease	p. 51
Magnetic resonance imaging	p. 79
Interventional cardiac catheterization for primary or residual congenital cardiac lesions	p. 91
Pulmonary atresia	p. 103
The Fontan circulation	p. 117
Non-invasive assessment of the Fontan circulation	p. 125
Supraventricular arrhythmias in congenital heart disease	p. 133
Ventricular arrhythmias after repair of congenital heart disease: who needs treatment?	p. 147
Infective endocarditis: treatment and prophylaxis	p. 155
Surgery for congenital heart disease in adults	p. 171
Cardiac transplantation for congenital heart disease in adolescents and adults	p. 175
Congenital heart disease in adolescents and adults: obstetric-gynaecologic counselling	p. 179
Psychosocial aspects of congenital heart disease in adolescents and adults	p. 187
Index	p. 199
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