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The Natural and Unnatural History of Congenital Heart Disease by Julien I. E. Hoffman(auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Natural and Unnatural History of Congenital Heart Disease about?
* Evaluates the natural history of congenital heart lesions as a background to finding out if and how much treatment has improved outcomes * Introduces and defines lesions, providing general information about its frequency, familial or syndromic associations, and associated congenital heart lesions * Provides sections on pathological anatomy and physiology – important in determining outcomes * Includes results of surgery, both in terms of survival and also in terms of event-free survival, that is, survival free of reoperation, cardiac failure, arrhythmias, and other late complications that are often seen * Helps cardiologists and cardiac surgeons understand what is likely to happen to patients with or without treatment, and which forms of treatment currently in use provide the best outcomes to date Content: Chapter 1 Practical and Theoretical Considerations (pages 1–17): Chapter 2 Associated Noncardiac Problems (pages 18–22): Chapter 3 Aortopulmonary Shunts (pages 23–32): Chapter 4 Banding the Pulmonary Artery (pages 33–36): Chapter 5 Valves and Conduits (pages 37–56): Chapter 6 “Single Ventricle” Repairs (pages 57–70): Chapter 7 Transplantation (pages 71–74): Chapter 8 Patent Duct
Who reads The Natural and Unnatural History of Congenital Heart Disease?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Julien I. E. Hoffman(auth.)
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781444314045
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, Medicine