Author(s): Piers Daubeney (Editor), Michael Rigby (Editor), Michael Gatzoulis (Editor), Koichiro Niwa (Editor)
Publisher: BMJ Books
Publication Date: November 5, 2012
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 346 pages
ISBN-10: 0727918613
ISBN-13: 9780727918611
Book Description
A companion book to Adult Congenital Heart Disease that will concentrate on the practical management of children with heart conditions. This is aimed at general paediatricians and physicians who are responsible for ongoing management, rather than specialists concerned with acute or rare presentations. The book will be illustrated with relevant radiology scans, demonstrating which investigations are appropriate, and will provide the relevant information for the generalist on patient management for different lesions. A section on emergency management is also included. Authorship is international, with contributions from both sides of the Atlantic and from Japan.
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
A companion book to Adult Congenital Heart Disease that will concentrate on the practical management of children with heart conditions. This is aimed at general paediatricians and physicians who are responsible for ongoing management, rather than specialists concerned with acute or rare presentations. The book will be illustrated with relevant radiology scans, demonstrating which investigations are appropriate, and will provide the relevant information for the generalist on patient management for different lesions. A section on emergency management is also included. Authorship is international, with contributions from both sides of the Atlantic and from Japan.
From the Back Cover
A companion book to Adult Congenital Heart Disease that will concentrate on the practical management of children with heart conditions. This is aimed at general paediatricians and physicians who are responsible for ongoing management, rather than specialists concerned with acute or rare presentations. The book will be illustrated with relevant radiology scans, demonstrating which investigations are appropriate, and will provide the relevant information for the generalist on patient management for different lesions. A section on emergency management is also included. Authorship is international, with contributions from both sides of the Atlantic and from Japan.
About the Author
Piers Daubeney Consultant Paediatric and Fetal CardiologyRoyal Brompton, London, UK
Steven Webber Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA, USA