This text and guide discusses the surgical and medical management of congenital heart diseases in both adult and children. It describes the disease, pathology, treatment, complications and follow-up with extensive use of didactic material to educate the reader to the practicalities of the subject. It details the novel research via an extensive literature review, while covering all aspects of the surgical and medical treatment of congenital heart disease. It includes review of the laparoscopic techniques and epidemiology of each disease involved and their prevalence to provide the reader with…mehr
This text and guide discusses the surgical and medical management of congenital heart diseases in both adult and children. It describes the disease, pathology, treatment, complications and follow-up with extensive use of didactic material to educate the reader to the practicalities of the subject. It details the novel research via an extensive literature review, while covering all aspects of the surgical and medical treatment of congenital heart disease. It includes review of the laparoscopic techniques and epidemiology of each disease involved and their prevalence to provide the reader with the full clinical picture.
Clinical and Surgical Aspects of Congenital Heart Diseases: Text and Study Guide provides a thorough practical reference for the discipline with the use of illustrations and charts to facilitate understanding. It is essential reading for all trainee and practicing cardiac surgeons, cardiologists and internists, and all interested healthcare professionals.
Dr. Georgios Tagarakis, MD, PhD, FECTS is an Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery in AHEPA Aristotle University Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece. He received his training in heart and lungs surgery in Germany and Greece and has performed over two thousand open and endovascular procedures of cardiothoracic surgery. he is certified by the European Board of Cardiothoracic surgery (FECTS) and the American College of Surgeons and is also member of numerous scientific societies. Furthermore, he possesses a Master's Degree in endovascular techniques and two PhD degrees. He has authored more than 80 publications in leading international peer-reviewed Journals and is a director of the ''Health and Social Care Services Management'' postgraduate program in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is a member of numerous Scientific Societies and has been invited in more than 100 of the most important international and national meetings in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Ahmed Gheni Sarfan, MD, CCP, ECCP is the Chief of Perfusionist in Al-Nassiryah Heart centre and a visiting professor in Aarhus University, Scandinavian School of Cardiovascular Technology. He ran perfusion for more than 200 patients per year undergoing open heart surgeries, and worked as Perfusionist with the International Child Heart Foundation (ICHF) team those worked in Nasiriyah heart centre to make surgeries for paediatrics with cardiac congenital defects. He has published many papers in cardiac surgeries perfusion and participated in many conferences in Europe and Asia. Dr. Hashim Talib Hashim, MBChB is a researcher and has more than 55 papers, many of them were published in international journals. He created the idea of "Postconscious" and "Gene's communication theory". He also developed a new treatment technique for infertility with electrical shocks. He has bit portion of his papers in cardiac medicine and surgery. He participated in more than25 conferences and medical events either nationally and internationally to present his papers and researches. He was awarded many prized for the best paper and best presentation in three competitions. He is also a member of the international global health network that focuses on developing papers in global health related topics. He has his own lab of research in Iraq to work on his ideas and researches. Dr. Joseph Varney MD began his career obtaining a dual bachelor's degree in Psychology and Biology with a Physiology, before attending the American University of the Caribbean, School of Medicine for his medical degree. He has published over 20 papers with at least 100 either in the late stages or submitted. His most recent works include "Mini-review on the properties and possible applications of therapeutic oxygen carrier Hemarina-M101," and "Lessons Learned from the Re-emergent COVID-19 Cases in Areas of Long Reported No Community Transmission." He is currently areviewer for Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management and The International Journal for Medical Students. He has won multiple teaching awards, and now runs a business called "Man of Heal" where he tutors and mentors' young medical students.
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Genetic Basis of congenital heart disease.- Epidemiology of congenital heart disease.- Atrial septal defect.- Ventricular septal defect.- Patent ductus arteriosus.- Coarctation of aorta.- Truncus arteriosus.- Tricuspid atresia.- Teratology of Fallot.- Total anomalous pulmonary vascular return.- Multiple malformations.- Laparoscopic surgery of congenital heart disease.- Aortic Stenosis.- Atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD).- Bicuspid aortic valve.- Cardiomyopathy.- Complete heart block (CHB).- Dextrocardia.- Double inlet left ventricle (DILV).- Double outlet right ventricle (DORV).- Ebstein's anomaly.- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).- Hypoplastic right heart syndrome (HRHS).- Mitral stenosis.- Rhabdomyomas (Tumors of the Heart).- Transposition of the great vessels.- Tricuspid atresia.- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW).- Perfusion in congenital heart surgery.