Expressly created to assist with decision making for surgical treatment of congenital heart defects, this new reference covers all relevant aspects.

The congenital heart defects are presented with each chapter devoted to a single malformation, with incidence, morphology, associated anomalies, pathophysiology, diagnosis (including clinical pattern, electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization with angiography), indications for surgical treatment, details of surgical treatment, potential complications and literature references.

Morphology, pathophysiology and surgical treatment of the defects are explained with schematic drawings, while images taken from morphologic specimens, echocardiographic and angiographic investigations as well as from intra-operative photographs illustrate better than any words the key points of the decision-making process for the surgical treatment of congenital heart defects.

1.1 Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

1.2 Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection
1.3 Atrial septal defect
1.4 Unroofed coronary sinus
1.5 Atrioventricular septal defect
1.6 Ventricular septal defect
1.7 Tetralogy of Fallot
1.8 Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve
1.9 Pulmonary stenosis
1.10 Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum
1.11 Ebstein's anomaly
1.12 Patent ductus arteriosus
1.13 Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
1.14 Aortic coarctation
1.15 Aortic arch interruption
1.16 Complete transposition of the great arteries
1.17 Hypoplastic left heart syndrome.