Overview
- Explains all aspects of pulmonary hypertension diagnosis
- Describes management options and related issues, including in patient subsets
- Will serve as a comprehensive, practically oriented reference
Part of the book series: Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults (CHDAA)
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Pathophysiology and Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
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The Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
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Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
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About this book
This book is intended as a comprehensive, practically oriented reference on pulmonary hypertension within the context of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). After an introductory chapter on pathophysiology, the various types of pulmonary hypertension that may be encountered in ACHD are discussed, highlighting the specifics observed within different patient categories. The diagnostic approach is then addressed in detail, and the last section of the book is devoted to management options, from conservative approaches to interventional treatment and the concept of treat and repair. Management in specific patient subjects, such as pregnant women, Fontan patients, and Down syndrome patients with Eisenmenger syndrome, is fully discussed, and guidance is also provided on palliative care.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension related to congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD), despite significant similarities in lung pathohysiology, differs significantly from other types of PAH in terms of mechanism of onset, natural history and management. Mistakes and pitfalls in the management of patients with PAH-CHD are often related to a lack of knowledge or expertise in this condition. Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease will be a valuable resource and learning tool for all who care for patients with ACHD, both in tertiary practice and general cardiology.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Royal Bromption Hospital, London, UK
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Editors: Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Gerhard-Paul Diller
Series Title: Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46028-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46026-0Published: 22 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83424-5Published: 10 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46028-4Published: 08 September 2017
Series ISSN: 2364-6659
Series E-ISSN: 2364-6667
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 368
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Pneumology/Respiratory System