Percutaneous Interventions for Congenital Heart Disease
Contributors: Horst Sievert (Editor); Shakeel Qureshi (Editor); Neil Wilson (Editor); Ziyad M. Hijazi (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: March 20, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9781841845562
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Cardiology; Medical / Cardiology; Medical; Medical / Nursing
Description: All kinds of interventions in congenital heart disease and the new field of 'structural heart disease' are covered, including acquired valvular heart disease, post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defects, PFO closure, closure of the left atrial appendage, paravalvular leak closure, techniques to treat diseases of the aorta, and hybrid procedures The only recent text on how to perform interventional cardiology for congenital heart disease in both the pediatric and adult patient, this expertly written work will help to overcome barriers between pediatric and adult cardiologists, and pave the way for a new specialist, the cardiovascular interventionalist.