Pathology and anatomy of congenital heart disease

Author: Zhu Qingyu
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Publish Date: 2006-04-07
Features: This book is an academic monograph of great reference value for physicians in cardiac surgery, pathology, and imaging diagnosis, compiled by the author based on decades of research. The book is divided into two parts, with a total of 32 chapters and nearly 500 illustrations. The first part covers the normal anatomy of the heart, including external cardiac anatomy, major vessels within the pericardial cavity, cardiac chambers and supraventricular crest, stent structures, valves, atrial septum and ventricular septum, coronary circulation, and conduction system. The second part focuses on the pathological anatomy of various congenital heart diseases, mainly including atrial appendage (atrium) malformations, venous malformations, atrial septal defects, atrioventricular valve malformations and straddling, atrioventricular septal defects, single ventricle, tricuspid atresia, mitral atresia, right or left ventricular hypoplasia syndrome, Tetralogy of Fallot, double outlet ventricle, transposition of the great arteries, single outlet ventricle, aortic valve malformations, aortic sinus aneurysm, proximal aortic arch malformations, patent ductus arteriosus, congenital coronary artery fistula, and pericardial defects, among others.