Adult Congenital Heart Disease

To the adult cardiologist, the language of congenital heart disease can be confusing and the spectrum of disease bewildering. Many find the prospect of meeting an adult with complex congenital heart disease in the emergency department disturbing, and rightly so. This book aims to dispel confusion and equip cardiology trainees, general cardiologists and acute medicine physicians with a sound understanding of the principles of the physiology and management of adult congenital heart disease, so that they can treat emergencies and recognise the need for referral to a specialist unit. With easy-to-understand diagrams and key clinical points, this handbook provides both rapid reference for use when the clinical need arises and also an insight into the basic principles of congenital heart disease, giving the reader a good grounding in the care of the adult with congenital heart disease.
Contents

Introduction
INTRODUCTION TO ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
1. Morphology and classification
2. Non invasive imaging
3. Physiological testing
4. Cardiac catheterisation
5. Influence of pulmonary blood flow on management and outcome
6. Cyanosis
SPECIFIC LESIONS
7. Valve and outflow tract lesions
8. Septal defects
9. The Eisenmenger Syndrome
10. Aortic lesions
11. Venous anomalies
12. Transposition complexes
13. Tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia
14. Univentricular hearts and Fontan Circulation
15. Rare conditions presenting in adulthood
MANAGEMENT OF ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
16. Emergencies
17. Pregnancy and contraception
18. Endocarditis
19. Lifestyle issues
Appendix
Glossary of terms