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Park's Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners
- 7th Edition - June 4, 2020
- Authors: Myung K. Park, Mehrdad Salamat
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 8 1 0 7 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 8 1 0 9 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 8 1 0 8 - 7
Providing authoritative, everyday guidance in the diagnosis and management of children with congenital and acquired heart disease, Park’s Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioner… Read more
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Request a sales quoteProviding authoritative, everyday guidance in the diagnosis and management of children with congenital and acquired heart disease, Park’s Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners is the go-to reference of choice for pediatricians, family practitioners, NPs, and PAs—as well as medical students, residents, and fellows. The 7th Edition of this core text comprehensively covers every aspect of pediatric cardiology in an easy-to-read, practical manner for the non-specialist, bringing you completely up to date with all that’s new in this fast-changing field.
- Covers everything from history and physical examination through preventative treatment and the management of special problems.
- Incorporates all of the latest concepts and most recent developments in pediatric cardiology.
- Offers highly accessible content through the extensive use of numbered lists, easy-to-use tables, and explanatory graphs and diagrams.
- Features new chapter outlines, as well as a new larger size and two-color format for greater readability.
- Provides fresh perspectives and expertise from new author Dr. Mehrdad Salamat, who joins Dr. Park for this 7th Edition.
- Synthesizes the most important references for generalists in a Suggested Readings section, ideal for additional reading in greater depth.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Pediatricians, family practitioners, NPs and PAs
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Frequently Used Abbreviations
- Part 1. Basic Tools in Routine Evaluation of Cardiac Patients
- Introduction
- 1. History Taking
- Gestational and Natal History
- Postnatal History
- Family History
- 2. Physical Examination
- Growth Pattern
- Inspection
- Palpation
- Blood Pressure Measurement
- Auscultation
- Some Special Features of the Cardiac Examination of Neonates
- 3. Electrocardiography
- What is the Vectorial Approach?
- Comparison of Pediatric and Adult Electrocardiograms
- Basic Measurements and Their Normal and Abnormal Values
- Atrial Hypertrophy
- Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Ventricular Conduction Disturbances
- St-Segment and T-Wave Changes
- 4. Chest Radiography
- Heart Size and Silhouette
- Evaluation of The Cardiac Chambers and Great Arteries
- Pulmonary Vascular Markings
- Systematic Approach
- Part 2. Special Tools in Evaluation of Cardiac Patients
- Introduction
- 5. Noninvasive Imaging Tools
- Echocardiography
- M-Mode Echocardiography
- Doppler Echocardiography
- Color-Flow Mapping
- Contrast Echocardiography
- Other Echocardiographic Techniques
- Radiologic Techniques: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography
- 6. Other Noninvasive Investigation Tools
- Stress Testing
- Alternative Stress Testing Protocols
- Long-Term Ecg Recording
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- 7. Invasive Procedures
- Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography
- Catheter Intervention Procedures
- Part 3. Pathophysiology
- Introduction
- 8. Fetal and Perinatal Circulation
- Fetal Circulation
- Changes in Circulation After Birth
- Premature Newborns
- 9. Pathophysiology of Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Endocardial Cushion Defect
- 10. Pathophysiology of Obstructive and Valvular Regurgitant Lesions
- Obstruction to Ventricular Output
- Stenosis of Atrioventricular Valves
- Valvular Regurgitant Lesions
- 11. Pathophysiology of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects
- Clinical Cyanosis
- Common Cyanotic Heart Defects
- Part 4. Specific Congenital Heart Defects
- Introduction
- 12. Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Neonates
- Complete Endocardial Cushion Defect
- Partial Endocardial Cushion Defect
- Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
- 13. Obstructive Lesions
- Pulmonary Stenosis
- Aortic Stenosis
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Interrupted Aortic Arch
- 14. Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects
- Neonatal Pulse Oximetry Screen
- Traditional Tools in Differentiation of Central Cyanosis
- Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries
- Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Atresia (Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect)
- Tetralogy of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve
- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Ebstein’s Anomaly
- Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
- Single Ventricle
- Double-Outlet Right Ventricle
- Heterotaxia (Atrial Isomerism, Splenic Syndromes)
- Asplenia Syndrome
- Polysplenia Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
- 15. Miscellaneous Congenital Cardiac Conditions
- Aneurysm of the Sinus of Valsalva
- Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery (Bland-White-Garland Syndrome, Alcapa Syndrome)
- Aortopulmonary Septal Defect
- Arteriovenous Fistula, Coronary
- Arteriovenous Fistula, Pulmonary
- Arteriovenous Fistula, Systemic
- Atrial Septal Aneurysm
- Cervical Aortic Arch
- Cleft Mitral Valve
- Common Atrium (or Single Atrium)
- Cor Triatriatum
- Double-Chambered Right Ventricle
- Ectopia Cordis
- Hemitruncus Arteriosus
- Idiopathic Dilatation of the Pulmonary Artery
- Kartagener Syndrome
- Parachute Mitral Ovale
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardial Defect, Congenital
- Pseudocoarctation of the Aorta
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
- Scimitar Syndrome
- Systemic Venous Anomalies
- 16. Vascular Ring
- Prevalence
- Pathology
- Clinical Manifestations
- Diagnosis
- Management
- Variants of Aortic Arch Branching
- 17. Chamber Localization and Cardiac Malposition
- Chamber Localization
- Dextrocardia and Mesocardia
- Part 5. Acquired Heart Disease
- Introduction
- 18. Primary Myocardial Disease
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Infants of Mothers With Diabetes
- Other Rare Forms of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Endocardial Fibroelastosis
- Pathology
- Doxorubicin Cardiomyopathy
- Prognosis
- Carnitine Deficiency
- Barth Syndrome
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
- Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy
- 19. Cardiovascular Infections
- Infective Endocarditis
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Constrictive Pericarditis
- Kawasaki’s Disease
- Lyme Carditis
- Postpericardiotomy Syndrome
- 20. Acute Rheumatic Fever
- Prevalence
- Cause
- Pathology
- Clinical Manifestations
- Diagnosis
- Differential Diagnosis
- Clinical Course
- Management
- Prognosis
- Prevention
- 21. Valvular Heart Disease
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- 22. Cardiac Tumors
- Prevalence
- Pathology
- 23. Cardiovascular Involvement in Systemic Diseases
- Acute Glomerulonephritis
- Digeorge Syndrome
- Friedreich Ataxia
- Hyperthyroidism: Congenital and Acquired
- Hypothyroidism: Congenital and Acquired
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myotonic Dystrophy
- Noonan Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Turner Syndrome
- Williams Syndrome
- Part 6. Arrhythmias and Atrioventricular Conduction Disturbances
- Introduction
- 24. Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Tachycardia Versus Bradycardia
- Rhythms Originating in the Sinus Node
- Rhythms Originating in the Atrium
- Rhythms Originating in the Atrioventricular Node
- Rhythms Originating in the Ventricle
- 25. Disturbances of Atrioventricular Conduction
- First-Degree Atrioventricular Block
- Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block
- Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block (Complete Heart Block)
- Atrioventricular Dissociation
- 26. Cardiac Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators in Children
- Electrocardiograms of Artificial Cardiac Pacemakers
- Pacemaker Therapy in Children
- Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Therapy
- Part 7. Special Problems
- Introduction
- 27. Congestive Heart Failure
- Causes
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Management
- Surgical Management
- 28. Systemic Hypertension
- Definition
- Which normative blood pressure standards?
- What about other means of blood pressure measurement?
- Management of Essential Hypertension
- 29. Pulmonary Hypertension
- Definition
- Causes
- Physiology of the Pulmonary Circulation
- Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pathology of Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Manifestations
- Diagnosis
- Natural History
- Management
- 30. The Child with Chest Pain
- Cause and Prevalence
- Clinical Manifestations
- Diagnostic Approach
- Management
- 31. Syncope
- Prevalence
- Definition
- Causes
- Noncardiac Causes of Syncope
- Cardiac Causes of Syncope
- Evaluation of a Child With Syncope
- Treatment
- Differential Diagnosis
- 32. Palpitation
- Definition
- Evaluation
- Management
- 33. Dyslipidemia and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- Review Of Lipid Biochemistry
- Diagnosis of Dyslipidemia
- Classification of Dyslipidemia
- Management of Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Low High-Density Lipoprotein Level
- Elevated Triglyceride and Low High-Density Lipoprotein
- 34. Pediatric Preventive Cardiology
- Childhood Onset of Coronary Artery Disease
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- 35. Athletes with Cardiac Problems
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Young Athletes
- Preparticipation Screening
- Classification of Sports
- Eligibility Determination of Athletes with Cardiovascular Diseases
- Athletes with Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
- Athletes with Systemic Hypertension
- 36. Cardiac Transplantation
- Indications
- Selection of the Recipient
- Evaluation and Management of the Cardiac Donor
- Informed Consent From the Family and Recipient
- Operative Technique
- Posttransplant Management
- Overview of Immunosuppressive Therapy
- Early Posttransplantation Follow-Up
- Physiology of the Transplanted Heart
- Prognosis
- Appendices
- Appendix A. Miscellaneous
- Appendix B. Blood Pressure Values
- Appendix C. Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- Appendix D. Normal Echocardiographic Values
- Appendix E. Drugs Used in Pediatric Cardiology
- Suggested Readings
- Index
- No. of pages: 690
- Language: English
- Edition: 7
- Published: June 4, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323681070
- eBook ISBN: 9780323681094
- eBook ISBN: 9780323681087
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Myung K. Park
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus (Pediatrics), Former Director of Pediatric Cardiology, Former Director of Preventative Cardiology and Weight Management Clinics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TexasMS
Mehrdad Salamat
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, Texas