Park's The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook

Through five successful editions,Park's The Pediatric Cardiology Handbookhas beenthe go-to portable referencefor fundamental and practical information on the diagnosis and management of children with congenital and acquired heart disease. In the fully updated 6th Edition,Dr. Myung K. Park is joined by new co-author Dr. Mehrdad Salamatin providing concise, authoritative guidance for pediatricians, cardiology fellows, family practitioners, medical students, and more. Designed as a companion to Dr. Park's larger text,Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, this pocket-sized resource featuresuseful diagrams, summary tables, helpful images, and clear descriptions of disorders-perfect for healthcare professionals in practice or in training. Providesextensive updateson congenital heart defects, infective endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, cardiac arrhythmias, long QT syndrome, bloodpressure,systemichypertension, dyslipidemia and Kawasaki disease Includesnew recommendationson lipid screening for children, preventive cardiology including childhood obesity, sport participation using new 14-pointevalautionas well as the normative blood pressure standards forauscillometricandoscillometricmethods obtained in the San Antonio Children's Blood Pressure Study. Offers anexpanded sectionon two-dimensional echocardiography, along with detailed normative values of echocardiography in the appendix. Covers thenewest approachesin the area of cardiac surgery, such as hybrid procedures as well as non-surgical, percutaneous management of certain heart defects. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.