Pulmonary Hypertension In Adult Congenital Heart Disease

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It has been written for a broad audience, bearing in mind that care in adolescents is an interdisciplinary task involving close collaboration among physicians, specialists, nurses, patients, and relatives.

As the survival of children with complex CHD improves further, the number of adolescents with CHD will continue to grow. Both theoretical and practical aspects of the switch from a pediatric to an adult health perspective in CHD patients are outlined in detail, drawing attention to the importance of a structured transition plan and other best practices. Awareness of the challenges that these patients face is essential if they are to be appropriately prepared to assume adult roles and functioning.

Readers will find much information that is underreported in the literature, and the book goes well beyond the European Society of Cardiology guidelines, for example, by considering medical conditions not defined as high risk and addressing the organization of care thoroughly.

The final section is devoted to delivery and considers the mode of delivery, anesthetic use, and postpartum care.The specific risks associated with congenital heart defects of differing severity are then explained, with guidance on monitoring and management.

Mistakes and pitfalls in the management of patients with PAH-CHD are often related to a lack of knowledge or expertise in this condition.Â Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart DiseaseÂ will be a valuable resource and learning tool for all who care for patients with ACHD, both in tertiary practice and general cardiology.

The diagnostic approach is then addressed in detail, and the last section of the book is devoted to management options, from conservative approaches to interventional treatment and the concept of treat and repair.This book is intended as a comprehensive, practically oriented reference on pulmonary hypertension within the context of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Management in specific patient subjects, such as pregnant women, Fontan patients, and Down syndrome patients with Eisenmenger syndrome, is fully discussed, and guidance is also provided on palliative care.

As such, the book offers an essential guide for cardiologists and cardiac surgeons looking to optimize the management of patients with delicate physiology and complex disease.

Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease A step-wise approach to treatment is described from drug therapy through to devices and transplantation.g. The book highlights the major clinical dilemmas in diagnosing heart failure in patients with a lifelong cardiac condition and describes in details the utility of biomarkers, complex imaging and functional tests, e.

As such, the book offers an essential guide for cardiologists and cardiac surgeons looking to optimize the management of patients with delicate physiology and complex disease.

The book highlights the major clinical dilemmas in diagnosing heart failure in patients with a lifelong cardiac condition and describes in details the utility of biomarkers, complex imaging and functional tests, e. Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease A step-wise approach to treatment is described from drug therapy through to devices and transplantation. the cardiopulmonary exercise testing.g.