Michael Rigby – författare

A comprehensive guide to the assessment, diagnosis, investigation and management of complex clinical scenarios in congenital cardiovascular medicine. Challenging Concepts in Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease in the Young contains a series of challenging concepts in paediatric cardiology covering all subspecialty areas including general paediatric cardiology, intervention, cardiac imaging, electrophysiology, heart failure and cardiomyopathies, cardiac devices, transplant medicine, epidemiology and foetal cardiology. Each case provides an in-depth review of current practice, the application of national and international guidelines and a summary of evidence from the medical literature. Data sets, investigation results and cardiac imaging give the reader a 'real-life' sense of being in the outpatient clinic, emergency room, cardiac intensive care unit, cardiac catheterisation laboratory or cardiac operating theatre.Every description is punctuated by 'Clinical Tips', 'Learning Points' and 'Landmark Trial Summaries' to enhance the learning process alongside an 'Expert Commentary' written by internationally-renowned leaders in the field of paediatric cardiology.This book will appeal to all those involved in the treatment of congenital patients; Paediatric Cardiology Trainees, Paediatricians with an interest in Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Trainees, Paediatric Cardiology Consultants, ACHD Consultants, Congenital Paediatric Nurses, Congenital Adult Nurses, Cardiac Physiologists and Echocardiographers.

Awareness of the importance of nutrition and physical activity for good health has given rise to a multitude of projects with different scopes and methodologies. This book intends to summarize the activities carried out by the EU countries to address these determinants of health.

The medical needs of children are complex, but the most important is prevention of avoidable illness. Aimed at those who work with children, this volume seeks to help professionals work harmoniously and effectively together using the simple techniques of good management. The book argues that there is nothing new about the techniques described, rather it is the failure to apply them that leads to sub-optimal services. It emphasizes good management practise within the resources available. This book should be of interest to child health administrators, clinical directors, consultant paediatricians (community and hospital) and managers of other professions dealing with child health.

Awareness of the importance of nutrition and physical activity for good health has given rise to a multitude of projects with different scopes and methodologies. This book summarizes the activities carried out by the EU countries to address these determinants of health.