Transesophageal Echocardiography for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2021)

This extensively revised textbook reviews the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in pediatric and young adult patients with cardiac disease. It reviews how TEE has made a vital contribution to these patients? successful and continually improving clinical outcomes, enabling them to live well into adulthood. The book details the evolving technology and applications of TEE (including three-dimensional TEE), describing how this imaging approach remains at the forefront of clinical practice for pediatric patients and those with congenital heart disease (CHD).

Transesophageal Echocardiography for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease represents a unique contribution as the only contemporary text to focus exclusively on the clinical application of TEE in children and all patients with CHD. Written by numerous prominent specialists in the field, it presents a comprehensive, modern and integrated review of the subject. Specific chapter topics include the physicsand instrumentation of TEE, structural and functional evaluation, and specialized aspects of the examination, with emphasis on the technical considerations pertinent to both pediatric and adult patients with a variety of congenital and acquired cardiovascular pathologies. Consequently, it serves as a comprehensive reference for the TEE evaluation of CHD, utilizing the segmental approach to diagnosis and discussing the TEE evaluation of the many anomalies encompassing the CHD spectrum. In addition, numerous other relevant topics are discussed, including application of TEE for perioperative and interventional settings. The book is richly illustrated, with many chapters supplemented by illustrative case studies and accompanying videos. A specific section with multiple-choice questions and answers is provided at the end of each chapter to reinforce key concepts. This textbook therefore provides an invaluable and indispensable resource for all trainees and practitioners using TEE in the management of CHD and pediatric patients.

Dr. Pierre Wong is the Director of Echocardiography and the Cardiac Registry at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Wanda C. Miller-Hance is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. She is a member of the medical staff at Texas Children's Hospital and the Texas Heart Institute. She shares responsibilities in the Arthur S. Keats Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and the Section of Pediatric Cardiology at Texas Children's Hospital.