Providing authoritative everyday guidance in the diagnosis and management of children with congenital and acquired heart disease Park’s Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners is the go-to reference of choice for pediatricians family practitioners NPs and PAs—as well as medical students residents and fellows. The 7th Edition of this core text comprehensively covers every aspect of pediatric cardiology in an easy-to-read practical manner for the non-specialist bringing you completely up to date with all that’s new in this fast-changing field.


　Key Features
　　　ㆍ　Covers everything from history and physical examination through preventative treatment and the management of special problems.
　　　ㆍ　Incorporates all of the latest concepts and most recent developments in pediatric cardiology.
　　　ㆍ　Offers highly accessible content through the extensive use of numbered lists, easy-to-use tables, and explanatory graphs and diagrams.
　　　ㆍ　Features new chapter outlines, as well as a new larger size and two-color format for greater readability.
　　　ㆍ　Provides fresh perspectives and expertise from new author Dr. Mehrdad Salamat, who joins Dr. Park for this 7th Edition.
　　　ㆍ　Synthesizes the most important references for generalists in a Suggested Readings section, ideal for additional reading in greater depth.
　　　ㆍ　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.

PART 1 Basic Tools in Routine Evaluation of Cardiac Patients
　1 History Taking
　2 Physical Examination
　3 Electrocardiography
　4 Chest Radiography

PART 2 Special Tools in Evaluation of Cardiac Patients
　5 Noninvasive Imaging Tools
　6 Other Noninvasive Investigation Tools
　7 Invasive Procedures

PART 3 Pathophysiology
　8 Fetal and Perinatal Circulation
　9 Pathophysiology of Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions
　10 Pathophysiology of Obstructive and Valvular Regurgitant Lesions
　11 Pathophysiology of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects

PART 4 Specific Congenital Heart Defects
　12 Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions
　13 Obstructive Lesions
　14 Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects
　15 Miscellaneous Congenital Cardiac Conditions
　16 Vascular Ring
　17 Chamber Localization and Cardiac Malposition

PART 5 Acquired Heart Disease
　18 Primary Myocardial Disease
　19 Cardiovascular Infections
　20 Acute Rheumatic Fever
　21 Valvular Heart Disease
　22 Cardiac Tumors
　23 Cardiovascular Involvement in Systemic Diseases

PART 6 Arrhythmias and Atrioventricular Conduction Disturbances
　24 Cardiac Arrhythmias
　25 Disturbances of Atrioventricular Conduction
　26 Cardiac Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter– Defibrillators in Children

PART 7 Special Problems
　27 Congestive Heart Failure
　28 Systemic Hypertension
　29 Pulmonary Hypertension
　30 The Child with Chest Pain
　31 Syncope
　32 Palpitation
　33 Dyslipidemia and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors
　34 Pediatric Preventive Cardiology
　35 Athletes with Cardiac Problems
　36 Cardiac Transplantation


APPENDICES
　A Miscellaneous
　B Blood Pressure Values
　C Cardiovascular Risk Factors
　D Normal Echocardiographic Values
　E Drugs Used in Pediatric Cardiology