Description

The Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology, 1st Edition, is a highly illustrated reference on heart disease in the newborn. Edited by Ernerio T. Alboliras, Ziyad M. Hijazi, Cecilio Lopez and Donald J. Hagler and published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2018, this 528-page book covers the evaluation, diagnosis and management of cardiac disease in neonates. Its strength is the visual approach: complex anatomy and physiology are easier to grasp when you can see them, which makes it a practical companion for teams caring for sick newborns.

Who will use the Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology

• Neonatologists and neonatal fellows who need to recognise and stabilise newborns with suspected heart disease.
• Pediatric cardiology fellows building their understanding of congenital heart disease presenting in the first weeks of life.
• Pediatric residents on NICU or cardiology rotations.
• NICU nurses and advanced practitioners who want a clearer picture of the conditions they monitor.

If you are also responsible for the wider care of infants and children, a nursing text such as Maternity and Pediatric Nursing covers the broader clinical context.

What the book covers

The publisher describes the book as a comprehensive, highly illustrated reference covering the evaluation, diagnosis and management of cardiac disease in the newborn. That places it at the intersection of neonatology and pediatric cardiology: how a cardiac problem is suspected, how it is confirmed, and how it is managed.

The Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology is therefore most useful when you want to understand what is happening in a newborn’s heart, not only memorise a list of diagnoses. Illustrations help you link structural anomalies to their physiological consequences and to the clinical signs you observe at the cot side.

Because a visual guide is best judged by its images and layout, use the online FlipBook preview on this page to look at the table of contents and sample illustrations before you buy.

About this edition of the Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology

This page offers the 1st edition, published in May 2018 by Wiley-Blackwell (ISBN-13 9781118635148). Neonatal cardiac care keeps progressing, particularly in imaging and catheter-based treatment, so use the book for understanding and pattern recognition, and check local protocols and recent literature before applying any management detail.

How to learn from an illustrated reference

The Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology lends itself to active, visual study methods:

1. Draw it yourself. After studying an illustration of a lesion, sketch the circulation from memory and trace where oxygenated and deoxygenated blood go.
2. Match images to patients. When a newborn on your unit has a cardiac diagnosis, open the relevant pages and compare the illustration with the echo report and clinical picture.
3. Use short review cycles. Revisit the key figures after a few days instead of rereading whole chapters. Our article on how to study anatomy describes techniques that work well for spatial topics like congenital heart disease.

To search recent research on neonatal heart disease alongside the book, use PubMed.

Format, preview and access

For an image-heavy title, a PDF is usually the better choice; see PDF vs EPUB for medical textbooks.

Complementary titles

• Netter’s Cardiology, 3rd Edition: another strongly illustrated cardiology title, focused on adult disease.
• Cardiology: A Practical Handbook: a concise general cardiology guide for trainees.
• Textbook of Interventional Cardiology, 8th Edition: for readers interested in catheter-based techniques.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology suitable for nurses?

Yes, NICU nurses who want a clearer understanding of neonatal heart disease can benefit from its visual approach, although it is written as a clinical reference rather than a nursing textbook.

Which edition is offered here?

The 1st edition, published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2018, with 528 pages in print.

Are videos or online materials included?

No. You receive the PDF eBook only, without publisher platforms, activation codes or supplementary resources.

How do I get access?

Access is provided after payment confirmation. Details are in our FAQ.