Full Description
While paediatric cardiology may be a small specialty, it is important to note that congenital heart disease ranks as the most prevalent congenital condition globally. As a result, cardiac problems form a significant part of the workload of many general paediatricians, neonatologists, and other paediatric specialists. Beyond congenital heart conditions, acquired heart diseases are frequently encountered in general practice. The management of heart-related conditions can often be complex, leading to apprehension for junior doctors during their rotations in this field.
The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Paediatric Cardiology aims to address this challenge and provides essential insights into the diagnosis, management, and care of young patients with heart conditions.
This comprehensive guide to paediatric cardiology takes a systematic approach to heart lesions which will form a major part of the book, offering quick two-page refreshers for clinicians. It covers common heart surgeries, diagnostic frameworks, major investigations, and subspecialties like interventional cardiology, fetal cardiology, and more. It also addresses drug therapy, emergencies, psychology, and palliative care.
This book includes everything that a junior doctor needs when starting in the speciality and will also be a valuable reference guide for more senior trainees and consultants.
Contents
1: Vita Zidere: Cardiac morphology
2: Aaron Bell: Evaluation of clinical presentations
3: Hannah Bellsham-Revel, James Wong, Trisha V. Vigneswaran, John Simpson, Aaron Bell, Thomas Day, Vita Ziderre, and David F.A. Lloyd: Structural Congenital heart disease
4: Sadia Quyam, Will Regan, James Wong, Paraskevi Theocharis, John Simpson, Eric Rosenthal, and Kuberan Pushparajah: Cardiac investigations in children
5: Caner Salih, Dan Taylor, and Sadia Quyam: Cardiac surgery
6: John Simpson: The single ventricle circulation
7: Matthew Jones, Eric Rosenthal, Will Regan, Gianfranco Butera, Federica Brancato, and Sadia Quyam: Cardiac catheterisation and intervention
8: Tazeen Ashraf, Sahar Mansour, and Elena Cervi: Genetics and paediatric cardiology
9: John Simpson, and Gurleen Sharland: Fetal cardiology
10: Will Regan, and Eric Rosenthal: Paediatric arrythmia
11: Jacob Simmonds, Matthew Fenton, Paraskevi Theocharis, Gabrielle Norrish, and Thomas Day: Heart muscle disease and cardiac transplantation
12: Sadia Quyam, and Shahin Moledina: Paediatric pulmonary hypertension
13: Owen Miller, Paraskevi Theocharis, John Simpson, and Jennifer Handforth: Multisystem disorders
14: Alessandra Friggiola: Transition and adult congenital heart disease
15: Thomas Day: Commonly used drugs in paediatric cardiology
16: Nicola Gregg: Promoting psychological adjustment and well-being
17: Sophie Bertaud: Paediatric palliative care
18: Thomas Day, and David F.A. Lloyd: Urgent care and emergencies
