Designed to meet the needs of clinicians working with adults with
congenital heart disease, Diagnosis and Management of Adult
Congenital Heart Disease , by Drs. Michael A. Gatzoulis, Gary D.
Webb, and Piers E. F. Daubeney, offers essential guidance on the
anatomical issues, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment
options available to practitioners today. This latest edition features
completely updated content, including new information for nurses and
nurse practitioners who, now more than ever, are playing an important
role in the care of adults with CHD. You'll also access four new
chapters, illustrated congenital defects, coverage of long-term
outcomes, and much more.
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Drs. Gatzoulis, Webb, and Daubeney lead a team of experts ideally
positioned to provide state-of-the-art global coverage of this
increasingly important topic.
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Each disease-oriented chapter is written to a highly structured
template and provides key information on
incidence, genetics, morphology, presentation, investigation and
imaging, and treatment and intervention.
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Congenital defects are illustrated with full-color line drawings and
by the appropriate imaging modality (for example, EKG, x-ray,
echocardiogram, MRI, CT, ).
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Provides coverage of long-term outcomes, including the management of
pregnant patients and patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.
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Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced
eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures,
videos, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Features the addition of four new chapters: A Historic Perspective;
Quality of Life in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension; Psychosocial
Issues in ACHD; Supportive and Palliative Care for End-Stage ACHD.
