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Congenital Diseases in the Right Heart

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Editors:
  1. Andrew N. Redington

    1. The Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

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  2. Glen S. Arsdell

    1. The Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

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  3. Robert H. Anderson

    1. Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK

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  • Only reference in right heart cardiology
  • A comprehensive review of topics pertaining to right heart function and disease
  • World class contributors and editorial board

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Basic Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Origin and Identity of the Right Heart

      • Benoit G. Bruneau
      Pages 3-8

    3. How Much of the Right Heart Belongs to the Left?

      • Andrew C. Cook, Robert H. Anderson
      Pages 9-20

    4. Right Ventricular Physiology

      • Andrew N. Redington
      Pages 21-25

  3. The Pulmonary Vascular Bed

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 26-26
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    2. Pulmonary Endothelial Control of the Pulmonary Microcirculation

      • Peter Oishi, Jeffrey R. Fineman
      Pages 29-37

    3. The Pathobiology of Pulmonary Hypertension: Lessons from Experimental Studies

      • Sandra Merklinger
      Pages 39-47

    4. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Genetics and Gene Therapy

      • Paul E. Szmitko, Duncan J. Stewart
      Pages 49-56

    5. Imaging Pulmonary Microvascular Flow

      • Christopher K. Macgowan, Andrea Kassner
      Pages 57-64

    6. Functional Evaluation of Pulmonary Circulation: With Special Emphasis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

      • Shi-Joon Yoo, Lars Grosse-Wortmann
      Pages 65-71

    7. Transcatheter Intervention on the Central Pulmonary Arteries—Current Techniques and Outcomes

      • Kyong-Jin Lee
      Pages 73-84

    8. Surgical Repair of Pulmonary Arterial Stenosis

      • Michael E. Mitchell, James S. Tweddell
      Pages 85-91

  4. The Systemic Right Ventricle

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 92-92
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    2. Mechanisms of Late Systemic Right Ventricular Failure

      • Andrew S. Mackie, Judith Therrien
      Pages 95-100

    3. Pharmacologic Approaches to the Failing Systemic Right Ventricle

      • Annie Dore, Paul Khairy
      Pages 101-104

    4. Congenitally Corrected Transposition: Replacement of the Tricuspid Valve or Double Switch?

      • Jennifer C. Hirsch, Edward L. Bove
      Pages 105-108

  5. Disease in The Absence of Structural Malformations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Right Ventricular Tachycardia

      • Shubhayan Sanatani, Gil J. Gross
      Pages 111-117

    3. Genetic Origins of Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathies

      • Deirdre Ward, Srijita Sen-Chowdhry, Maria Teresa Tome Esteban, Giovanni Quarta, William J McKenna
      Pages 119-124
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About this book

There are no recent books concerning the right heart, the function and characteristics of which are extremely important in congenital heart disease and is assuming increased importance in acquired heart disease. Since congenital malformation of the right heart is the most common congenital heart defect in newborn infants, it is important to have an up-to-date analysis of the key issues in understanding the anatomy and function of the right heart.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

    Andrew N. Redington, Glen S. Arsdell

  • Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK

    Robert H. Anderson

About the editors

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Congenital Diseases in the Right Heart

  • Editors: Andrew N. Redington, Glen S. Arsdell, Robert H. Anderson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-378-1

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-84800-377-4Published: 16 December 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-5851-6Published: 13 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-84800-378-1Published: 29 October 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 337

  • Topics: Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Cardiac Surgery, Pediatrics, General Practice / Family Medicine

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