Fetal Cardiology [Paperback]

Fully revised from the previous edition, with more colour plates and new chapters,Fetal Cardiology2nd edition is the up-to-date essential guide for specialists and trainees alike.Fetal cardiology is an important part of management for high-risk pregnancies: one in every 100 babies is born with a heart problem. Fully updated, this second edition ofFetal Cardiologycovers all aspects of fetal heart disease and relevant non-cardiac aspects of diagnosis and management. This handbook provides clinically relevant guidance in a concise, practical format which is ideal for use in the clinic and as a quick reference for the reader.Featuring new chapters on thethree vessel trachea viewandneurodevelopment issues in fetal cardiac disease, and brand new high-quality annotated images; this new edition is the definitive pocket guide to the subject.Clearly structured to allow a systematic approach to diagnosis, decision making, and patient counselling,Fetal Cardiologyis perfect as a refresher for experienced clinicians in fetal and cardiological care, or as an informative overview for the paediatrician, echocardiographer, and trainees in associated disciplines.1. Introduction2. Aetiology of fetal heart disease3. History and examination4. The normal heart5. Indications for fetal echocardiography6. Fetal echocardiography7. 3 vessel trachea view8. Other investigations9. Structural abnormalities10. Left heart abnormalities11. Right heart abnormalities12. Septal abnormalities13. Abnormal ventriculoarterial connections14. Miscellaneous abnormalities15. Abnormalities at a glance16. Abnormal cardiac position17. Fetal cardiac rhythm18. Cardiac function19. Heart muscle disease20. Fetal cardiac tumours21. Nuchal translucency and the heart22. Fetal hydrops and the heart23. Twins and the heart24. The heart in the sick fetus25. Pregnancy management of fetal cardiac disease26. Neurodevelopment issues in fetal cardiac disease27. Post-natal evaluationNicklF