The classic reference for those who wish to understand fully the pathophysiology of congenital heart disease” (The New England Journal of Medicine, review of previous edition). Thoroughly updated and revised, the 5th Edition provides detailed, state of the art coverage of all of the clinical features of unoperated congenital heart disease--from birth through adulthood. Readers will recognize the signs, symptoms, and clinical manifestations of malpositioned, malformed, or absent cardiovascular chambers, vessels, and values. Superb new illustrations enhance such areas as phonocardiology, electrocardiology, echocardiology, and morphology.

Advances in diagnosing and treating congenital heart disease, through cardiac medicine as well as surgery, have allowed many children, who formerly would have died, to survive through childhood and in many cases into adulthood. As a result, cardiologists are spending an increasing amount of time treating such patients, both children and adults, and consequently there is a real need for up-to-date and comprehensive information on this rapidly evolving area.

The extensively revised and fully-updated new edition of this classic text continues to provide unparalleled guidance on all of the clinical features of unoperated congenital heart disease, from birth through to adulthood. Written by a world-renowned authority on congenital heart disease, it offers complete coverage of the signs, symptoms and clinical manifestations of malpositioned, malformed or absent cardiovascular chambers, vessels and valves - using traditional as well as state-of-the-art technology .

Key Features

• Discusses the history, anatomic features, and physiologic consequences of unoperated congenital heart disease in each chapter.
• Features the expertise of world-renowned authority on congenital heart disease, Dr. Joseph K. Perloff.

New to this Edition

• Includes a new chapter: Congenital Abnormalities of the Pericardium.
• Presents expanded material on genetics and developmental biology.
• Discusses hot topics, including Ebstein's Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve.
• Updates all chapters to reflect newly identified malformations.
• Features over 1,200 illustrations—all of which are new or completely reworked—enabling readers to visualize and recognize malformations.