List of Contributors vii

Foreword ix

Preface x

Acknowledgments xii

Part I Overview 1

1 Pediatric Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease as It Relates to Ventricular Function and Blood Flow 3
Mark A. Fogel

2 Ventricular Function—The Basics of the Discipline 11
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3 Blood Flow—The Basics of the Discipline 38
Hiroumi Kitajima & Ajit P. Yoganathan

4 History and Physical Examination 55
Amy H. Schultz & Mark A. Fogel

5 Plain Radiographic Examination of the Heart and Chest 77
Julien I.E. Hoffman & Robert C. Brasch

6 Cardiac Catheterization 84
Julien I.E. Hoffman

Part II Techniques in Assessing Ventricular Function 99

7 Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound 101
Jack Rychik

8 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 124
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9 Nuclear Cardiology and Positron Emission Tomography 147
Bruce Y. Lee & Martin Charron

10 Exercise Testing 165
Stephen Paridon

Part III Ventricular Function in Specific Categories 185

11 Ventricular Function in Pressure Overload Lesions 187
Steven D. Colan

12 Ventricular Function in Volume Overload Lesions 205
Steven D. Colan

13 The Right Ventricle in a Dual Chambered Circulation 223
Andrew N. Redington

14 The Left Ventricle in a Dual Chambered Circulation 241
Debra A. Dodd Ann Kavanaugh-McHugh & Thomas P. Graham Jr.

15 Blood Flow in the Normal and Diseased Aorta 259
Theresa Ann Tacy

16 Blood Flow in Normal and Diseased Pulmonary Arteries 275
Brian D. Hanna

17 Considerations in the Single Ventricle 286
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18 Exercise Performance in Fontan Patients 309
Stephen Paridon

19 Considerations in Intensive Care 314
Meryl S. Cohen

Part IV Ventricular Function and Blood Flow in Specific Categories 325

20 Considerations in Catheter Interventions 327
Michael Cheung & Lee Benson

21 Pharmacology and Ventricular Performance 345
Stanford Ewing

Index 367

About the Author

Dr. Mark A. Fogel, MD, FACC, FAAP. Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Radiology, Director of Cardiac MRI Research, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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