Fetal Cardiology (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Cardiology)

Description:

Fetal cardiology is an important part of management for high-risk pregnancies: one in every 100 babies is born with a heart problem. Fully updated, this second edition of Fetal Cardiology covers all aspects of fetal heart disease and relevant non-cardiac aspects of diagnosis and management. This handbook provides clinically relevant guidance in a concise, practical format which is ideal for use in the clinic and as a quick reference for the reader. Featuring new chapters on the three vessel trachea view and neurodevelopment issues in fetal cardiac disease, and brand new high-quality annotated images; this new edition is the definitive pocket guide to the subject. Clearly structured to allow a systematic approach to diagnosis, decision making, and patient counselling, Fetal Cardiology is perfect as a refresher for experienced clinicians in fetal and cardiological care, or as an informative overview for the paediatrician, echocardiographer, and trainees in associated disciplines

Table of Contents:

1.    Symbols and abbreviations

2.    1 Introduction

3.    2 Aetiology of fetal heart disease

4.    3 History and examination

5.    4 The normal heart

6.    5 Indications for fetal echocardiography

7.    6 Fetal echocardiography

8.    7 Three-vessel trachea view

9.    8 Other investigations

10.  9 Structural abnormalities

11.  10 Left-sided abnormalities

12.  11 Right-sided abnormalities

13.  12 Septal anomalies

14.  13 Abnormal ventriculoarterial connections

15.  14 Miscellaneous abnormalities

16.  15 Abnormalities at a glance

17.  16 Abnormal cardiac position

18.  17 Fetal cardiac rhythm

19.  18 Cardiac function

20.  19 Heart muscle disease

21.  20 Cardiac tumours

22.  21 Nuchal translucency and the heart

23.  22 Hydrops and the heart

24.  23 Twins and the heart

25.  24 The heart in the sick fetus

26.  25 Pregnancy management of fetal cardiac disease

27.  26 Neurodevelopment and fetal cardiac disease

28.  27 Postnatal evaluation

29.  Index