As a leading reference on pediatric cardiology and congenital heart
disease, Anderson's Pediatric Cardiology provides exhaustive
coverage of potential pediatric cardiovascular anomalies, potential
sequelae related to these anomalies, comorbidities and
neurodevelopmental problems, and current methods for management and
treatment. The fully revised 4th Edition addresses significant and
ongoing changes in practice, including recent developments in
fetal, neonatal, and adult congenital heart conditions as well as
expanded content on intensive care, nursing issues, and societal
implications. The outstanding illustration program provides superb
visual guidance, and is now supplemented with a remarkable
collection of more than 200 professionally curated, author-narrated
videos. Offers authoritative, long-term coverage of a broad
spectrum of cardiology conditions, including congenital heart
disease, adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), acquired heart
disease, cardiomyopathies, and rhythm disturbances. Features
exquisite specimen images by Dr. Robert Anderson and Diane Spicer
dissected in easily recognizable analogous imaging planes. These
are included in the over 850 anatomic, photographic, imaging, and
algorithmic figures, and incorporate new images using virtual
dissections of 3D datasets obtained in living patients. An
extensive new section describing the non-cardiac consequences of
congenital cardiac disease and other related issues Outside the
Heart, including new chapters on quality improvement in congenital
cardiac disease, models of care delivery, neurocognitive assessment
and outcomes, psychosocial issues for patients and families,
ethics, nursing implications, acute and chronic renal
complications, and telemedicine. Three entirely new, expanded
sections on the Functionally Univentricular Heart, Fetal Congenital
Cardiac Disease, and Heart Failure and Transplantation. Provides a
new focus on patient and family-centered care with expert advice on
how to communicate difficult diagnoses to patients and families.
Features new integration of nursing content into all
disease-specific chapters, as well as updated content on genetics,
congenital heart disease and follow-up, and new imaging modalities.
Contains chapters on new and emerging topics such as MRI and
Quantifying the Fetal Circulation in Congenital Cardiac Disease;
Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries; and The Global
Burden of Pediatric Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiac Care in
Low- and Middle-Income Countries Shares the experience and
knowledge of an international team of multidisciplinary experts in
medicine and advanced practice nursing. Expert ConsultT eBook
version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience
allows you to search all of the text, tables and figures from the
book on a variety of devices.
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