Essentials of Cardiology

Congenital Heart Disease Incidence Segmental Approach to Diagnosis Physiologic Classifi cation of Defects Acquired Heart Disease Cardiomyopathies Myocarditis Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Infective Endocarditis Kawasaki Disease Cardiac Tumors Heart Failure in Children Defi nition and Pathophysiology Etiology and Clinical Features Treatment Strategies Syndromes, Associations, and Systemic Disorders: Cardiovascular Disease and Anesthetic Implications Chromosomal Syndromes Gene Deletion Syndromes Single-Gene Defects Associations Other Disorders Selected Vascular Anomalies and Their Implications for Anesthetic Care Aberrant Subclavian Arteries Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava to Coronary Sinus Communication Evaluation of the Patient with a Cardiac Murmur Basic Interpretation of the Pediatric Electrocardiogram Essentials of Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation and Acute Arrhythmia Management in Children Basic Rhythms Conduction Disorders Cardiac Arrhythmias Pacemaker Therapy in the Pediatric Age Group Pacemaker Nomenclature Permanent Cardiac Pacing Diagnostic Modalities in Pediatric Cardiology Chest Radiography Barium Swallow Echocardiography Magnetic Resonance Imaging Computed Tomography Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography Considerations in the Perioperative Care of Children with Cardiovascular Disease General Issues Clinical Condition and Status of Prior Repair Summary Essentials of Cardiology Timothy C. Slesnick, Ralph Gertler, and Wanda C. Miller-Hance