Joseph K. Perloff Knihy

Dr. Perloff, a pioneer in adult congenital heart disease, presents a decade of research and clinical data in this redefined 3rd edition, offering the most current insights. With advancements in pediatric diagnosis and treatment, many individuals with congenital heart disease (CHD) now thrive into adulthood. Expert contributors provide a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the subspecialty, including unoperated malformations, medical and surgical perspectives, postoperative issues, and sequelae. As a healthcare provider for these patients, you must be equipped for their ongoing care. The text emphasizes a multi-system approach to lifelong management, presenting information in a clear, logical format for easy application. It features 600 conceptual illustrations to clarify complex topics and includes rewritten chapters reflecting the latest developments in surgical and interventional techniques. Recent trials on cyanotic CHD and related topics supplement the relevant chapters. A new section on imaging, edited by an expert, covers echocardiography and specialized techniques. New chapters address the global scope of adult congenital heart disease, cardiac transplantation, and electrophysiologic abnormalities, highlighting the subspecialty's growth and its impact on treatment. The revisions involve contributions from experts across various fields, enhancing the text's depth and relevance.

The classic reference for those who wish to understand fully the pathophysiology of congenital heart disease (The New England Journal of Medicine, review of previous edition). Thoroughly updated and revised, the 5th Edition provides detailed, state of the art coverage of all of the clinical features of unoperated congenital heart disease--from birth through adulthood. Readers will recognize the signs, symptoms, and clinical manifestations of malpositioned, malformed, or absent cardiovascular chambers, vessels, and values. Superb new illustrations enhance such areas as phonocardiology, electrocardiology, echocardiology, and morphology. Discusses the history, anatomic features, and physiologic consequences of unoperated congenital heart disease in each chapter. Features the expertise of world-renowned authority on congenital heart disease, Dr. Joseph K. Perloff. Includes a new chapter: Congenital Abnormalities of the Pericardium. Presents expanded material on genetics and developmental biology. Discusses hot topics, including Ebstein's Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve. Updates all chapters to reflect newly identified malformations. Features over 1,200 illustrations-all of which are new or completely reworked-enabling readers to visualize and recognize malformations.