IAP Specialty Series on Pediatric Cardiology (IAP speciality series)

This IAP specially series book is a very valuable addition in the most distinct subspeciality of pediatric cardiology. It attempts to provide basic information to a practicing pediatricians and a postgraduates students about clinical approach to identify breast disease. Included are description and clinical examination, X-ray, ECG, Echocardiography and diagnostic catheterizations for quick understanding . Congenital heart diseases have been described and also acquired conditions such as rheumatic fever, Kawasaki disease, myocardial and pericardial diseases are explained. It also explains about follow-up of children undergoing cardiac surgery, and percutaneous interventions. 1. Clinical Assessment of a child with Heart Disease, 2. X-ray Chest for Evaluation of Pediatric Heart Disease, 3. The ECG: A Practical Approach to the Pediatric Electrocardiogram, 4. Imaging in Pediatric Cadiology A. Echocardiography, B. Role of CT, MRI and Radionuclide Scans in Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Disease, 5. Diagnostic Cardiac Cathererizations in Children, 6. Heart Failure in Children, 7. Systemic Hypertension in Children, 8. Pulmonary Hypertension in Children, 9. Syncope in the Young, 10. Chest Pain in Childhood, 11. Arrhythmias in Children, 12. Congenital Heart Disease-Introduction, Epidemiology and Classification, 13. Left to right Shunts, 14. Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease, 15. Obstructive Acyanotic Congenital Heart Conditions, 16. Miscellaneous Congenital Cardiac Conditions, 17. Timings of Surgical or Catheter Intervention in Congenital Heart Disease, 18. Acute Rheumatic Fever and Chronic Rheumatic Valvular Diseases, 19. Myocardial Disease, 20. Pericardial Disease, 21. Infective Endocarditis in Children, 22. Kawasaki Disease: Diagnosis and Management, 23. Cardiac Manifestations in Systemic Illness, 24. Fetal Cardiology, 25. Diagnosis and Initial Management of Heart Disease in the Newborn, 26. Cardiac Implications of Changing Lifestyle: Prevention of Adult Cardiovascular Disease, 27. Drugs in Pediatric Cardiology, 28. Catheter-based Interventions in Children, 29. Surgery for Common Congenital Cardiac Defects, 30. Pediatric Cardiac Postoperative Intensive Care, 31.Follow-up of Children Following Cardiac Surgery and Percutaneous Interventions.