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Author:   Andrew N. Redington ,  Glen van Arsdell ,  Robert H. Anderson
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   2009 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.096kg
ISBN:  

9781848003774

ISBN 10:   1848003773
Pages:   337
Publication Date:   16 December 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Basic Topics.- Origin and Identity of the Right Heart.- How Much of the Right Heart Belongs to the Left?.- Right Ventricular Physiology.- The Pulmonary Vascular Bed.- Pulmonary Endothelial Control of the Pulmonary Microcirculation.- The Pathobiology of Pulmonary Hypertension: Lessons from Experimental Studies.- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Genetics and Gene Therapy.- Imaging Pulmonary Microvascular Flow.- Functional Evaluation of Pulmonary Circulation: With Special Emphasis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Transcatheter Intervention on the Central Pulmonary Arteries—Current Techniques and Outcomes.- Surgical Repair of Pulmonary Arterial Stenosis.- The Systemic Right Ventricle.- Mechanisms of Late Systemic Right Ventricular Failure.- Pharmacologic Approaches to the Failing Systemic Right Ventricle.- Congenitally Corrected Transposition: Replacement of the Tricuspid Valve or Double Switch?.- Disease in The Absence of Structural Malformations.- Right Ventricular Tachycardia.- Genetic Origins of Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathies.- The Pathology of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.- The Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) in Children.- Clinical Outcomes and Current Therapies in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.- The Small Right Ventricle.- Imaging the Hypoplastic Right Heart – How Small Is Too Small?.- The Small Right Ventricle—Who Should Get a Fontan?.- Surgery for the Small Right Ventricle.- The Right Ventricle on the Intensive Care Unit.- Postoperative Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Current Management Strategies.- Ventilatory Management of the Failing Right Heart.- Origins and Treatment of Right Ventricular Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation.- Noninvasive Assessment of RightVentricular Contractile Performance.- Acute Right Ventricular Failure.- The Subpulmonary Right Ventricle in Chronic Left Ventricular Failure.- Tetralogy of Fallot.- Tetralogy of Fallot: Managing the Right Ventricular Outflow.- Restrictive Right Ventricular Physiology: Early and Late Effects.- Pulmonary Regurgitation in Relation to Pulmonary Artery Compliance and Other Variables.- Late Arrhythmia in Tetralogy of Fallot: Current Approaches to Risk Stratification.- Timing and Outcome of Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement.- Nonsurgical Replacement of the Pulmonary Valve.- Ebsteins Anomaly.- Anatomic Definition and Imaging of Ebstein’s Malformation.- Ebstein’s Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve: Fetal Physiology and Outcomes.- Percutaneous Interatrial Defect Closure in Adults with Ebstein’s Anomaly.- Surgical Options for Ebstein’s Malformation.- Special Topics.- The Role of Resynchronization Therapy in Congenital Heart Disease: Right–Left Heart Interactions.- Causes of Failure of the Fontan Circulation.

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Andrew N. Redington is an international expert of the right heart. Robert H. Anderson is world-renowned as a morphologist and pathologist. Glen Van Arsdell is a rising star in surgery for congenital heart disease, particularly those affecting the right heart.

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