Principles of Cardiac Diagnosis and Treatment

1 Introduction and Historical Background.- Historical Background.- 2 Anatomical and Physiological Considerations.- Anatomical Features.- Elementary Haemodynamics.- Pulmonary Hypertension.- Pressure Relationships in the Cardiovascular System.- Effects of Obstruction and Regurgitation in the Cardiovascular System.- 3 Clinical Aspects of Cardiac Diagnosis.- Classification of Surgical Heart Disease.- History.- Functional Capacity.- Family and Past History.- Physical Examination.- General.- The Cardiovascular System.- Special Considerations in Infants and Young Children.- 4 Special Investigations.- Chest Radiography.- The Bony Cage.- The Cardiac Outline.- The Lateral Chest Radiograph.- The Lung Fields.- Areas of Calcification.- Electrocardiography.- Disturbance of Rhythm.- Cardiac Hypertrophy.- Myocardial Ischaemia.- Morphological Diagnosis.- Phonocardiography.- Echocardiography.- Radionuclide Studies.- Computed Tomography.- Positron Emission Tomography.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Cardiac Catheterisation and Angiography.- Right Heart Catheterisation.- Left Heart Catheterisation.- Angiography.- Interventional Cardiac Catheterisation.- 5 Temporary Support of the Circulation.- Pharmacological Support.- Mechanical Support.- Principles of Cardiopulmonary Bypass.- Long-Term Circulatory Support.- Extracorporeal Respiratory Support.- 6 Congenital Heart Disease.- Nomenclature and Sequential Segmental Analysis.- Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease.- Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Stenosis, Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect.- Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum.- Transposition of the Great Arteries.- Tricuspid Atresia.- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection.- Ebstein's Malformation.- Uhl's Anomaly.- Eisenmenger's Syndrome.- Acyanotic Congenital Heart Lesions: Obstructive Group.- Pulmonary Stenosis.- Congenital Aortic Stenosis.- Coarctation of the Aorta.- Interrupted Aortic Arch.- Cor Triatriatum.- Congenital Anomalies of the Mitral Valve.-

Ross is one of the greats in cardiac surgery and internationally known; Sir Terence English trained under him and has been President of the RCOG since July 1989. The 2nd edition is substantially revised and enlarged, it makes for easy reading of basic principles for specialists and younger professionals alike.