Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Section 1: General Principles.

1 Epidemiology of congenital heart disease.

2 Services for the adult with congenital heart disease.

3 Pregnancy and contraception.

4 Infective endocarditis prophylaxis.

5 Anticoagulation.

6 Lifestyle issues.

7 Long-term outcome.

Section 2: Common Lesions.

8 Atrial septal defects and anomolous pulmonary venous drainage.

9 Ventricular septal defect.

10 Atrioventricular septal defect.

11 Left ventricular outflow tract disorders.

12 Coarctation of the aorta.

13 Transposition of the great arteries.

14 The single ventricle and Fontan circulations.

15 Tetralogy of Fallot and right ventricular outflow tract disorders.

16 Pulmonary atresia.

17 Ebstein’s anomaly of the tricuspid valve.

18 Patent arterial duct.

19 Marfan syndrome.

20 Eisenmenger syndrome.

21 Other lesions.

22 Pulmonary hypertension.

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Section 3: Emergencies and Special Situations.

23 Arrhythmia and syncope.

24 Suspected infective endocarditis.

25 Peri-operative care.

26 Heart failure—acute management.

27 Care of the cyanosed patient.

Bibliography.

Glossary.

Appendix: Shunt calculations.

Index