Following on from the success of the international bestseller Key Questions in Cardiac Surgery, the long awaited Key Questions in Congenital Cardiac Surgery will be the latest book in the Key Questions series to be released. Key Questions in Congenital Cardiac Surgery will systematically cover all the main topics involved in the current practice of a congenital cardiac surgeon. It will incorporate current guidelines for practice (such as from the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, British Paediatric Cardiac Association and European Society of Cardiology) and up‐to‐date information based on current literature. Each chapter will be structured to include the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, indications for surgery, peri‐operative management, surgical options and postoperative care. Possible complications will be discussed and the results of current practice presented. Importantly, there will be a section on basic sciences related to the practising congenital cardiac surgeon and a further section on congenital cardiac investigations with many images illustrating the variety of pathologies. Each chapter will also contain important references for further reading and greater depth of knowledge. The data and body of knowledge presented in this book is strictly evidence‐based and is relevant to all congenital cardiac surgical trainees, at any stage of their training programme. It will provide residents, fellows and specialist registrars the necessary information to carry out their daily duties. Congenital cardiologists and pediatric cardiac intensive care unit specialists will also find the book useful in terms of the indications and surgical management of these patients, as they are integral to the congenital cardiac surgical process. Another important group is the nursing staff, physiotherapists and other professions allied to medicine working with patients with congenital cardiac disease either pre‐operatively or postoperatively, as it will help to give a detailed understanding of the principles surrounding congenital cardiac surgical disease. Most importantly, the book is ideal as a revision aid for residents/registrars undertaking their Cardiothoracic Surgery Board examinations around the world. Although these examinations vary in format in different countries, this book is applicable to all cardiothoracic surgical trainees. Its concise, yet complete coverage of the important topics, make it the ideal guide to answer the key questions in congenital cardiac surgery that are asked within the confines of an examination. Introduction
1. Segmental cardiac anatomy/embryology
2. Cardiac physiology
3. Cardiac pharmacology
4. Congenital echocardiography
5. Cardiac imaging
6. Congenital angiography and intervention
Peri‐operative management
7. Cardiac anesthesia
8. Cardiothoracic intensive care management
9. Cardiopulmonary bypass & adjuncts
10. Extra‐corporeal life support
11. Hybrid procedures
12. Consent and data analysis
Congenital cardiac disease
13. Anomalous systemic and pulmonary venous connections
14. Atrial septal defects
15. Atrio‐ventricular septal defects
16. Ventricular septal defects
17. Ebstein's anomaly
18. Tricuspid atresia
19. Hypoplastic right heart
20. Pulmonary stenosis and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction
21. Tetralogy of Fallot
22. Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
23. Transposition of the great arteries
24. Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
25. Double outlet ventricles
26. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
27. Congenital anomalies of the mitral valve
28. Aortic stenosis and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
29. Truncus arteriosus
30. Anomalies of coronary arteries and coronary fistulas
31. Aortopulmonary window
32. Vascular rings and slings
33. Patent ductus arteriosus
34. Coarctation of the aorta
35. Interrupted aortic arch
36. Univentricular heart
37. Surgical palliation in congenital heart disease
38. Surgery for cardiac failure
39. Cardiac and pulmonary transplantation
40. Surgery for cardiac arrhythmias
41. Cardiac tumors
42. Infective endocarditis
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