Table of Contents

Foreword.Preface.Acknowledgments.Section 1: General Principles.1 Epidemiology of congenital heart disease.2 Services for the adult with congenital heart disease.3 Pregnancy and contraception.4 Infective endocarditis prophylaxis.5 Anticoagulation.6 Lifestyle issues.7 Long-term outcome.Section 2: Common Lesions.8 Atrial septal defects and anomolous pulmonary venous drainage.9 Ventricular septal defect.10 Atrioventricular septal defect.11 Left ventricular outflow tract disorders.12 Coarctation of the aorta.13 Transposition of the great arteries.14 The single ventricle and Fontan circulations.15 Tetralogy of Fallot and right ventricular outflow tract disorders.16 Pulmonary atresia.17 Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve.18 Patent arterial duct.19 Marfan syndrome.20 Eisenmenger syndrome.21 Other lesions.22 Pulmonary hypertension..Section 3: Emergencies and Special Situations.23 Arrhythmia and syncope.24 Suspected infective endocarditis.25 Peri-operative care.26 Heart failure-acute management.27 Care of the cyanosed patient.Bibliography.Glossary.Appendix: Shunt calculations.Index

Reviews

"an easy to read manual of adult congenital heart disease...the authors provide easy to understand diagrams, echocardiograms, electrocardiograms, and chest x-rays. The illustrations are excellent...This will be a very useful book for practitioners caring for adults with congenital heart disease." Rishi G Anand, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation) - Doody's "This book is a useful guide...clearly laid out, well illustrated and is written in an authoritative style. Gatzoulis and colleagues' book is a welcome addition to this speciality" Richard Hatchett - British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, May 2006