CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE. MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT

- Covers the various innovative methodologies used to assess morphological and functional abnormalities in congenital heart disease (CHD)
- Provides readers new insights to help them comprehend the clinical symptoms of CHD
- Presents essential information on CHD to pediatric cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons
Anatomical (morphological) abnormalities in congenital heart disease (CHD) are generally accompanied by abnormal loading conditions, which, in turn, cause ventricular and vascular functional impairments. The functional impairments may also exist independently of the anatomical abnormalities. These two factors - morphological and functional abnormalities - importantly interact to determine the underlying pathophysiology and generate clinical symptoms in CHD. This book comprehensively covers the latest information on ventricular-vascular morphology and function in CHD as assessed by means of various innovative methodologies. Recent advances in technology have provided useful tools for this purpose, and novel findings are emerging that further impact understanding of the disease. This text will provide researchers and clinicians with invaluable information concerning this field.
Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Keywords » 3-D echocardiography - MD-CT - cardiac catheterization - congenital heart disease - magnetic resonance imaging - pressure-volume relationship
Related subjects » Cardiology & Angiology - Radiology - Surgery

AUTHORS & EDITORS
Dr. Hideaki Senzaki obtained PhD degree in Division of Medicine, Tokyo University, Japan in 1988. He started his carrier as an assistant professor at Tokyo University in 1994. He moved to Saitama Medical University as an assistant professor in 1999, and promoted to a full professor. His main theme is the assessment of cardiovascular dynamics by pressure-area relations in patients with congenital heart disease.

Table of contents (8 chapters)
1.Real-Time Three-Dimensional (3D) Echocardiography for Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Heart Diseases in Practical Medicine: Transepicardial and Transesophageal Approach
2.Assessment of Atrioventricular Valve Anatomy and Function in Congenital Heart Diseases Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
3.Assessment of Intracardiac Anatomy by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
4.Assessment of Extracardiac and Intracardiac Anatomy by MD-CT
5.Assessment of Ventricular Function Using the Pressure-Volume Relationship
6.Assessment of Vascular Function by Using Cardiac Catheterization
7.Assessment of Ventricular-Vascular Function by Echocardiography
8.Assessment of Hemodynamics by Magnetic Resonance Imaging