Perloff's Clinical Recognition of Congenital Heart Disease

Download or read book Perloff's Clinical Recognition of Congenital Heart Disease written by Ariane Marelli and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-06-25 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the full spectrum of CHD from infants through adults, Perloff's Clinical Recognition of Congenital Heart Disease, 7th Edition, provides unparalleled guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of common and uncommon CHD in one definitive resource. The editors of this new edition, Drs. Ariane J. Marelli and Jamil A. Aboulhosn, have maintained Dr. Joseph Perloff’s richly nuanced approach while bringing this classic text completely up to date with all the latest evidence and technologic advances in the field. With its comprehensive, step-by-step approach, you’ll acquire a structured understanding of CHD across age ranges, allowing you to effectively detect these conditions as early as possible. Offers complete coverage of the signs, symptoms, and clinical manifestations of malpositioned, malformed, or absent cardiovascular chambers, vessels, and valves using both traditional and state-of-the-art technology. Organizes chapters by disorder, with each covering pathophysiology and history, physical appearance and clinical symptoms, auscultation, phonocardiograms and electrocardiograms, and relevant imaging modalities including radiographs, angiocardiographs, CT, MRI, and echocardiography (TEE and intracardiac). Provides clear explanations of the complex signs, symptoms, and clinical manifestations present in CHD, including lesions of the heart and circulation from birth to adulthood. Features more than 100 videos demonstrating echocardiography, MRI, and cardiac catheterization. NEW in the 7th Edition: Updated images throughout, as well as phonocardiograms, electrocardiograms, flow charts, and anatomic drawings Specific, integrated findings for individual patients with Dr Perloff’s classic approach to diagnosis and treatment Streamlined review of sequelae and complications Historical Notes at the beginning of each chapter Tips on selecting among the increasing array of currently available procedures, helping foster and develop clinical judgment skills Update on genetic contributions to clinical recognition for a more complete presentation of patient diagnosis.