Essential Pediatric CardiologyA practical and concise guide for assessing suspected cardiac disorders in the neonate, child, and adolescent. Written for the non-specialist, this text takes an evidence-based approach to common cardiac problems the generalist will likely encounter. |
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abnormalities adults afterload anomalies aorta aortic arch aortic valve arrhythmias ascending aorta assess associated atresia atrial septal defect blood pressure cardiac catheterization cardiac output cardiomyopathy catheter cause chest pain chest radiograph clinical closure coarctation congenital heart disease coronary artery cyanosis decreased diagnosis diastolic dilated Dose ductus arteriosus dysfunction dyspnea echocardiography enlargement evaluation exercise fetal heart defects heart failure heart rate hypertension imaging infants lead left atrium left ventricle left ventricular left-to-right shunt lesions lung metabolic mg/kg mitral valve monary murmur myocardial neonates normal obstruction occur pathophysiology patients pediatric postoperative present procedure pulmonary blood flow pulmonary stenosis pulmonary valve pulmonary veins pulmonary venous regurgitation renal respiratory result right atrium right ventricle right ventricular risk septum shock sinus surgery surgical symptoms syncope syndrome systemic systolic tachycardia tachypnea testing tetralogy of Fallot therapy tion usually venous return ventricular septal defect volume