Congenital Diseases in the Right Heart [Paperback]

'Congenital Heart Disease in the Right Heart' is an exhaustive review of the malformations of the right ventricle with particular emphasis on the ability of the ventricle to support circulation and the results of right heart malformations on circulation. Edited by the worlds foremost authorities on the subject, the book benefits from an international team of contributors.

The function and characteristics of the right heart are paramount in regards to congenital heart disease. This singular reference is an up-to-date analysis of the key anatomical and function issues pertaining to the right heart.

There are no recent books concerning the right heart, the function and characteristics of which are extremely important in congenital heart disease and is assuming increased importance in acquired heart disease. Since congenital malformation of the right heart is the most common congenital heart defect in newborn infants, it is important to have an up-to-date analysis of the key issues in understanding the anatomy and function of the right heart.

Section 1: Basic Topics.-Embryonic Origins and Molecular Genetics of the Right Heart.-The Morphology of the Right Heart: Relationship to the Left Heart.-Blood Flow Patterns in the Right Heart: Linking Morphology to Physiology.-Right Ventricular Physiology: Heart-Lung and Interventricular Relationships.-Section 2: Pulmonary Vascular Bed.-Pulmonary Endothelial Control of the Pulmonary Microvasculature.-Smooth Muscle and Matrix Responses to Pulmonary Hypertension.-Genetics and Gene Therapy.-Imaging Microvascular Flow.-Functional Imaging of Proximal Pulmonary Arterial and Venous Flows and Hemodynamics.-Transcatheter Intervention on the Central Pulmonary Arteries  Current Techniques and Outcomes.-Surgical Repair of Congenital and Acquired Pulmonary Artery Stenosis.-Section 3: The Systemic Right Ventricle.-Mechanismls8