DESCRIPTION:
The sucessful treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is the culmination of five decades of experience in the treatment of congenital heart disease. This text, the first to devoted solely to the implications and treatment of this single congenital heart malformation, takes a comprehensive look at the medical and surgical therapy for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Starting from the salient genetics invoved, contributors proceed to cover to the impact of fetal echocardiography, staged palliation, cardiac transplantation, long-term outlooks, and the treatment of advanced disease. Additionally, this essential text explores the difficult topic of HLHS variants, and the perspective of the parent whose child has HLHS.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1. Morphology of the Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Variants, and Causes of Death Following the Modified Norwood and Fontan Procedures.
Chapter 2. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Incidence, Epidemiology, and Ethics.
Chapter 3. The Genetics of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
Chapter 4. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in the Fetus: The Role of Fetal Echocardiography in Prenatal Diagnosis, Management, and Outcome.
Chapter 5. Clinical Presentation and Noninvasive Assessment of the Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
Chapter 6. Anesthetic Considerations for Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome for Staged Reconstructive Surgery.
Chapter 7. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Extracorporeal Support for Infants Undergoing Repair of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
Chapter 8. Physiology of Staged Palliation.
Chapter 9. Staged Reconstruction for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: The Norwood Operation.
Chapter 10. Staged Reconstruction for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: The Cavopulmonary Anastomosis.
Chapter 11. The Fontan Operation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
Chapter 12. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Variants.
Chapter 13. Intensive Care of Infants and Children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
Chapter 14. Postoperative Management of Patients Following the Norwood Prodcedure for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Using Phenoxybenzamine.
Chapter 15. Diagnosis and Management of Late Atrial Arrhythmias following Fontan Surgery.
Chapter 16. The Fontan Operation in the 2000s: Lessons Learned.
Chapter 17. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Surgical Treatment of Advanced Disease.
Chapter 18. Transplantation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
Chapter 19. Induction of Left Ventricular Growth to Achieve Two Ventricle Repairs in HLHS Subsets.
Chapter 20. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Parent""s Perspective.
