BRI Final Report: Annex A: Chapter 3 - Developments in the UK, in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Heart Abnormalities in Children, 1984-1995




Home Page Search Final Report - The Final Report text - Summary - Recommendations - Annexes Interim Report Evidence Inquiry Seminars About the Inquiry Help		Annex A > Chapter 3 - Developments in the UK, in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Heart Abnormalities in Children, 1984-1995 << previous \| next >> Chapter 3 - Developments in the UK, in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Heart Abnormalities in Children, 1984-1995 Introduction The perspective of children with congenital heart disease Diagnosis and initial assessment Echocardiography Doppler echocardiography Colour-flow mapping of Doppler echocardiography Transoesophageal echocardiography Cardiac catheterisation Management strategies Post-operative care The cardiac nurse Long-term post-operative management An outline of some of the types of congenital heart disease The normal heart The heart with a congenital abnormality The specific heart abnormalities and procedures referred to in the Inquiry Introductory comments Coarctation of the Aorta The problem Diagnosis Management Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) The problem Diagnosis Management Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) The problem Diagnosis Management Complete Atrio-Ventricular Septal Defect (CAVSD) The problem Diagnosis Management Truncus Arteriosus The problem Diagnosis Management Tetralogy of Fallot The problem Diagnosis Management Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) The problem Diagnosis Management Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage (TAPVD) The problem Diagnosis Management The Fontan procedure The problem Diagnosis Management This chapter was written for the Inquiry by Dr Eric D Silove , MD, FRCP, FRCP(E), FRCPCH, consultant paediatric cardiologist, Birmingham Children's Hospital. The illustrations used in this chapter have been reproduced with the kind permission of Heartline. << previous \| next >> \| back to top