About this ebook
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Provides comprehensive coverage of the foundational and practical aspects of care for complex heart problems in children, covering both therapy and surgery from basic information through complex, team-based clinical applications.
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Includes new chapters on cardiomyopathies, structural heart disease, interventional procedures, genetics, electrophysiology, and imaging.
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Discusses the latest information on diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease, including in the fetus and young adult.
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Covers current drugs used in pediatric heart conditions and surgical therapy.
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Shares the knowledge and expertise of editors and authors at Boston Children’s Hospital, one of the world’s largest and most highly rated pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery institutions, using a team-based approach.
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Covers the full spectrum of care, including anesthesia, the ICU, and nursing considerations.
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Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
About the author
Edward P Walsh, MD, is Associate Chief of Cardiology for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston.
John E Mayer, MD, is Senior Associate in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
David Brown, MD, is Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program and Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Cardiology at Boston Children’s Hospital.
