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Informationen zum Autor Abraham M. Rudolph , Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics and Senior Staff, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. Klappentext This important revision presents the accumulated knowledge of its highly-regarded author, Dr. Abraham Rudolph, who is internationally recognized as one of the world's leading pioneers in the field of Pediatric Cardiology. Fully revised and updated, the book includes sections considering the changes in pathophysiology with growth into adulthood and the effects of various treatment approaches. The author explains the physiology of normal fetal circulation and the effects of congenital cardiac lesions, with particular reference to the interactions between the lesions and fetal cardiovascular development. Zusammenfassung This important revision presents the accumulated knowledge of its highly-regarded author, Dr. Abraham Rudolph, who is internationally recognized as one of the world's leading pioneers in the field of Pediatric Cardiology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vi Chapter 1 The fetal circulation 1 Chapter 2 Perinatal and postnatal changes in the circulation 25 Chapter 3 Oxygen uptake and delivery 37 Chapter 4 Functional assessment 62 Chapter 5 Prenatal and postnatal pulmonary circulation 87 Chapter 6 The ductus arteriosus and persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus 115 Chapter 7 Ventricular septal defect 148 Chapter 8 Atrial septal defect and partial anomalous drainage of pulmonary veins 179 Chapter 9 Atrioventricular septal defect 203 Chapter 10 Bicuspid aortic valve and aortic stenosis 225 Chapter 11 Aortic atresia mitral atresia and hypoplastic left ventricle 257 Chapter 12 Aortic arch obstruction 289 Chapter 13 Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection 320 Chapter 14 Pulmonary stenosis and atresia with ventricular septal defect (tetralogy of Fallot) 345 Chapter 15 Pulmonary stenosis and atresia with intact ventricular septum 386 Chapter 16 Tricuspid atresia and hypoplastic right ventricle 427 Chapter 17 Ebstein malformation of the tricuspid valve 451 Chapter 18 Aortopulmonary transposition 465 Chapter 19 Truncus arteriosus communis 506 Index 522 ...
