Pediatric Cardiology is a straightforward book, addressing the growing concern of diagnosing heart disease and cardiac problems in pediatric care.

Now in its second edition, this book offers a unique explanation of complex pathophysiology of cardiac malformations, providing the skills necessary for today's managed care environment in using the history, physical examination, ECG, and chest X-ray to uncover possible problems and eliminate areas of false concern.

Topics covered in the second edition include:

• preventive cardiology and health promotion
• heart disease in the neonate and in special populations
• congenital cardiac malformation
• acquired cardiac conditions
• congestive heart failure

Contents

1. Diagnostic Methods
2. Heart Disease in Special Populations
3. Classification and Pathophysiology
4. Acyanosis and Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow (Left-to-Right Shunt)
5. Obstructive Lesions
6. Cardiac Conditions Associated with Right-to-Left Shunt (Cyanotic Lesions)
7. Other Congenital Cardiac Anomalies
8. Cardiac Conditions in the Neonate
9. Acquired Cardiac Conditions
10. Arrhythmias
11. Congestive Cardiac Failure
12. Preventive Cardiology and Health Promotion

Index

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