Practical Ultrasound Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease

Author: Dong Fengqun Zhao Zhen
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: A reference book for ultrasound medicine professionals, as well as for cardiac surgeons and pediatricians. This book is a compilation of the authors' extensive clinical experience in the field of ultrasound diagnosis of congenital heart disease. It is divided into 15 chapters, with the first chapter providing an overview of cardiac anatomy, embryonic development, the formation and types of congenital heart defects, and focusing on the ultrasound echocardiography diagnostic methods for congenital heart disease. Chapters 2 to 12 respectively introduce various congenital heart and major vessel malformations, including abnormal cardiac positioning, right heart system malformations, left heart system malformations, septal defects, aortic and conus artery trunk malformations, tubular artery malformations, pulmonary vein malformations, systemic vein connection malformations, valve insufficiency malformations, cardiomyopathy, various types of heart diseases and pericardial diseases, and severe congenital heart disease in infants. For each disease, after elaborating on its embryology, pathological anatomy, pathophysiology, pathological classification, clinical manifestations, and auxiliary examinations, the book focuses on describing the echocardiography examination of each disease in terms of diagnostic key points, echocardiographic findings, examination techniques, and clinical guidance value, supported by a wealth of images. Chapter 13 introduces the characteristics of fetal echocardiography. Chapters 14 and 15 mainly introduce the applications of echocardiography in other new fields, such as hemodynamic and functional measurements and interventional therapy.