Challenging Cases in Pediatric Cardiology

This valuable reference features 35 cases to help primary care physicians in diagnosing and treating children with common and uncommon cardiac conditions. Cases are grouped by treating location: office, nursery, emergency department, and pediatric intensive care unit.

Following the case presentation, each chapter follows the steps of: differential diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and discussion. Valuable pearls of information are included, as well as “Practice Points," which is a quick refresher on the key issues presented in the case.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Refractory Supraventricular Tachycardia and Hypotension
• Cyanosis Without a Murmur
• Enlarged Cardiac Silhouette on Chest Radiography
• A Loud Murmur in a Neonate Without Symptoms
• Small Heart with “White Out” on Chest Radiograph
• Cardiac Arrest in an Adolescent
• Recurrent Seizure and a Family History of Sudden Death
• Wide QRS Tachycardia and Heart Failure
• Wheezing and Recurrent Pneumonia
• And more…

W. Robert Morrow, MD, FAAP is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He is a former President and Chief Clinical Officer at Children’s Health, Dallas, TX.  He also served Chief Medical Officer and Cardiology Section Chief at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.  Dr Morrow served as Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery from 2010-2014 and is current co-chair of the section’s Policy and Advocacy Work Group. As Chair of the Section, Dr Morrow spearheaded the publication of many guidelines and policy statements including screening for complex cyanotic congenital heart disease, medical devices in children, and sudden cardiac death in children. He is also a former cardiology section editor for AAP Grand Rounds.  Dr Morrow has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, 16 book chapters, and is a past associate editor for the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and Congenital Heart Disease.