The Heart of a Child : What Families Need to Know about Heart Disorders in Children.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780801873676
- 618.92/12
- RJ426.C64 N45 2001
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction The Heart of a Child -- Part I Identifying a Child's Heart Problem and Its Causes -- Chapter 1 Recognizing a Heart Problem -- Chapter 2 The Developing Heart -- Chapter 3 The Risk Factors for Heart Defects -- Part II Heart Problems in Children -- Chapter 4 Defects in the Developing Heart -- Chapter 5 Conotruncal Defects -- Chapter 6 Endocardial Cushion Defects -- Chapter 7 Other Congenital Heart Defects -- Chapter 8 Acquired Heart Problems -- Part III The Treatment of Heart Defects -- Chapter 9 Problems That Require No Treatment -- Chapter 10 Problems That Require Emergency Treatment after Birth -- Chapter 11 Problems That May Be Treated without Surgery -- Chapter 12 Problems That May Be Treated Surgically in Infancy or Childhood -- Chapter 13 Problems That Require Complex Treatment -- Chapter 14 Complications of Childhood Heart Problems -- Chapter 15 Children with Multiple Handicaps -- Chapter 16 When Treatment Fails -- Part IV The Child Grows Up -- Chapter 17 Living with a Heart Problem -- Chapter 18 Living with a Healthy Heart -- Chapter 19 The Heart of a Child in the Twenty-first Century -- Resources -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index.
The Heart of a Child helps parents understand the challenges, the options, the decisions--and the many reasons for hope.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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