Congenital Heart Disease The Catheterization Manual [Paperback]

This practical manual provides a comprehensive overview of how the cardiac catheterization laboratory in a pediatric cardiology division works. Chapters are organized in the order in which a case progresses. Hemodynamics is covered in depth.

The Basics.- Hemodynamics.- Precatheterization Assessment and Preparation.- In the Lab.- After the Case.- A Few Final Words of Advice.- Specific Cases.- Pulmonary Valve Dilation.- Critical Pulmonary Stenosis.- Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum (PA/IVS).- Aortic Valve Dilation.- Critical Aortic Stenosis.- Mitral Valve Dilation.- Pulmonary Angioplasty.- Balloon Dilation and Stent Placement for Coarctation.- RV-PA Conduit Dilation and Stenting.- The Pre-Glenn and Pre-Fontan Catheterization.- Device Closure of Fontan Fenestrations.- ASD Device Closure.- PFO Device Closure.- PDA Closure.- Creating Atrial Septal Defects.- Pericardiocentesis.- Endomyocardial Biopsy.- Coronary Angiography.

From the reviews:

Pediatric congenital heart disease is the focus of this book. This manual provides an operational overview of a pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory as well as a guide for percutaneous, catheter-based cardiac catheterization techniques. & It will be of interest to students, technicians, physicians in training, and pediatric cardiologists. It may also be of interest to cardiac catheterization laboratory personnel, such as nurses and technicians, who work closely with pediatric cardiologists in the laboratory. (Anil Verma, Doodys Review Service, March, 2009)

This manual provides a comprehensive overview of how the cardiac catheterization laboratory in a pediatric cardiology division works. Chapters are organized in the order in which a case progresses. Specific types of cases are discussed in detail and hemodynamics is covered in depth. Information tables and line illustrations are used throughout the text to further emphasize implã¶