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Park's The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook
- 6th Edition - January 21, 2021
- Authors: Myung K. Park, Mehrdad Salamat
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 1 8 6 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 1 8 6 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 1 8 6 9 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 1 8 6 7 - 7
Through five successful editions, Park’s The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook has been the go-to portable reference for fundamental and practical information on the diagnosis and m… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThrough five successful editions, Park’s The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook has been the go-to portable reference for fundamental and practical information on the diagnosis and management of children with congenital and acquired heart disease. In the fully updated 6th Edition, Dr. Myung K. Park is joined by new co-author Dr. Mehrdad Salamat in providing concise, authoritative guidance for pediatricians, cardiology fellows, family practitioners, medical students, and more. Designed as a companion to Dr. Park's larger text, Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, this pocket-sized resource features useful diagrams, summary tables, helpful images, and clear descriptions of disorders—perfect for healthcare professionals in practice or in training.
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Provides extensive updates on congenital heart defects, infective endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, cardiac arrhythmias, long QT syndrome, blood pressure,systemic hypertension, dyslipidemia and Kawasaki disease
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Includes new recommendations on lipid screening for children, preventive cardiology including childhood obesity, sport participation using new 14-point evalaution as well as the normative blood pressure standards for auscillometric and oscillometric methods obtained in the San Antonio Children’s Blood Pressure Study.
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Offers an expanded section on two-dimensional echocardiography, along with detailed normative values of echocardiography in the appendix.
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Covers the newest approaches in the area of cardiac surgery, such as hybrid procedures as well as non-surgical, percutaneous management of certain heart defects.
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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, cardiology fellows, family practitioners
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Any screen, Any time, Anywhere
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface to the Fifth Edition
- Frequently Used Abbreviations
- Part I: Basic Tools in Evaluation of Cardiac Patients
- Chapter 1. History and Physical Examination
- I History Taking
- II Physical Examination
- Chapter 2. Electrocardiography
- A. Vectorial Approach to The ECG
- C. Routine Interpretation
- D. Atrial Hypertrophy
- E. Ventricular Hypertrophy
- F. Ventricular Conduction Disturbances
- G. Pathologic ST-Segment and T-Wave Changes
- H. Electrolyte Disturbances
- Chapter 3. Chest Roentgenography
- I. Heart Size and Silhouette
- II. Cardiac Chambers and Great Arteries
- III. Pulmonary Vascular Markings
- IV. Systematic Approach
- Part II: Special Tools Used in Cardiac Evaluation
- Chapter 4. Noninvasive Imaging Tools
- I. Echocardiography
- II. Other Echocardiographic Techniques
- III. Radiologic Techniques
- Chapter 5. Other Noninvasive Tools
- I. Exercise Stress Testing
- II. Other Stress Testing Protocols
- III. Long-Term ECG Recording
- IV. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Chapter 6. Invasive Procedures
- I. Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography
- II. Catheter Intervention Procedures
- Part III: Congenital Heart Defects
- Chapter 7. Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions
- I. Atrial Septal Defect (Ostium Secundum ASD)
- II. Ventricular Septal Defect
- III. Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- IV. Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Neonates
- V. Complete Endocardial Cushion Defect (Complete Av Canal)
- VI. Partial Endocardial Cushion Defect (Ostium Primum ASD)
- VII. Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
- Chapter 8. Obstructive Lesions
- I. Pulmonary Stenosis
- II. Aortic Stenosis
- III. Coarctation of the Aorta
- IV. Interrupted Aortic Arch
- V. Pulmonary Artery Stenosis
- Chapter 9. Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects
- A. CYANOSIS
- B. CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CCHD) SCREENING
- C. CYANOTIC CARDIAC DEFECTS
- Chapter 10. Miscellaneous Congenital Heart Diseases
- I. Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery (Bland-White-Garland Syndrome, Alcapa Syndrome)
- II. Aortopulmonary Septal Defect
- III. Arteriovenous Fistula, Coronary
- IV. Arteriovenous Fistula, Pulmonary
- V. Arteriovenous Fistula, Systemic
- VI. Cor Triatriatum
- VII. Dextrocardia and Mesocardia
- VIII. Hemitruncus Arteriosus
- IX. Mitral Stenosis, Congenital
- X. Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
- XI. Systemic Venous Anomalies
- XII. Vascular Ring
- Part IV: Acquired Heart Diseases
- Chapter 11. Primary Myocardial Diseases (Cardiomyopathy)
- I. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- II. Dilated (Congestive) Cardiomyopathy
- III. Doxorubicin Cardiomyopathy
- IV. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- V. Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
- VI. Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy
- Chapter 12. Cardiovascular Infections and Related Conditions
- I. Infective Endocarditis (Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis)
- II. Myocarditis
- III. Pericarditis
- IV. Constrictive Pericarditis
- V. Kawasaki Disease
- VI. ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER
- Chapter 13. Valvular Heart Disease
- I Mitral Stenosis
- II Mitral Regurgitation
- III Aortic Regurgitation
- IV Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Chapter 14. Cardiac Tumors
- I. Prevalence
- II. Pathology
- III. Clinical Manifestations
- IV. Diagnostic Procedures
- V. Management
- Chapter 15. Cardiovascular Involvement in Systemic Diseases
- I 22q11 Deletion Syndrome (DIgeorge Syndrome)
- II Friedreich Ataxia
- III Hyperthyroidism: Congenital and Acquired
- IV Hypothyroidism: Congenital and Acquired
- V Infants of Diabetic Mothers
- VI Marfan Syndrome
- VII Mucopolysaccharidoses
- VIII Muscular Dystrophy
- IX Myotonic Dystrophy
- X Noonan Syndrome
- XI Rheumatoid Arthritis
- XII Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- XIII Turner Syndrome
- XIV Williams Syndrome
- Part V: Arrhythmias and Atrioventricular Conduction Disturbances
- Chapter 16. Cardiac Arrhythmias
- I. Rhythms Originating in the Sinus Node
- II. Rhythms Originating in the Atrium
- III. Rhythms Originating in the AV Node
- IV. Supraventricular Tachycardia
- V. Rhythms Originating in the Ventricle
- Chapter 17. Atrioventricular Conduction Disturbances
- I. First-Degree AV Block
- II. Second-Degree AV Block
- III. Third-Degree AV Block (Complete Heart Block)
- IV. Atrioventricular Dissociation
- Chapter 18. Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
- I. Pacemakers in Children
- II. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- III. Living with A Pacemaker or ICD
- Part VI: Special Problems
- Chapter 19. Congestive Heart Failure
- Chapter 20. Child With Chest Pain
- I. Cause and Prevalence
- II. Diagnostic Approach
- III. Stepped Approach to Diagnosis
- IV. Referral to A Cardiologist
- V. Treatment
- Chapter 21. Syncope
- I. Definition
- II. Prevalence and Causes
- III. Description of Different Causes of Syncope
- IV. Evaluation of a Child with Syncope
- V. Treatment
- VI. Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
- Chapter 22. Palpitation
- I. Definition
- II. Causes
- III. Evaluation
- IV. Management
- Chapter 23. Systemic Hypertension
- I. Definition
- II. Normative BP Standards
- III. Causes of Hypertension
- IV. Diagnosis of Hypertension
- V. Evaluation for Causes of Hypertension
- VI. Management of Essential Hypertension
- VII. Treatment of Secondary Hypertension
- Chapter 24. Pulmonary Hypertension
- I. Definition
- II. Causes
- III. Pathophysiology
- IV. Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension
- V. Pathology
- VI. Clinical Manifestations
- VII. Diagnosis
- VIII. Management
- Chapter 25. Athletes With Cardiac Problems
- I. Sudden Cardiac Death In Young Athletes
- II. Classification Of Sports
- III. Eligibility Determination Of Athletes With Cardiovascular Diseases
- IV. Athletes With Systemic Hypertension
- Chapter 26. Dyslipidemias
- I. Diagnosis of Dyslipidemia
- II. Normal Levels of Lipids and Lipoproteins
- III. Classification of Dyslipidemia
- IV. Lipid Screening
- V. What to Do With the Results of Screening
- VI. Management of Hypercholesterolemia
- VII. Hypertriglyceridemia
- VIII. Low HDL Level
- Chapter 27. Pediatric Preventive Cardiology
- I. Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- II. Metabolic Syndrome
- III. Obesity
- IV. Cigarette Smoking
- V. Practice of Preventive Cardiology
- Part VII: Cardiac Surgical Patients
- Chapter 28. Pre- and Postoperative Management
- I. Preoperative Management
- II. Postoperative Care of Cardiac Patients
- Chapter 29. Selected Postoperative Complications
- I. Pleural Effusion
- II. Paralysis of the Diaphragm
- III. Postpericardiotomy Syndrome
- IV. Postcoarctectomy Hypertension
- V. Protein-Losing Enteropathy
- VI. Fontan-Associated Liver Disease
- VII. Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia
- Appendices
- Appendix A. Miscellaneous
- Appendix B. Blood Pressure Standards
- Appendix C. Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- Appendix D. Normal Echocardiographic Values
- Appendix E. Dosages of Drugs Used in Pediatric Cardiology
- Index
- Conf idence is ClinicalKey
- No. of pages: 548
- Language: English
- Edition: 6
- Published: January 21, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323718660
- eBook ISBN: 9780323718684
- eBook ISBN: 9780323718691
- eBook ISBN: 9780323718677
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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