Congenital Heart Disease and Adolescence

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schwerzmann, Markus (Editor), Thomet, Corina (Editor), Moons, Philip (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Nursing.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Cardiac surgery.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Developmental psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Cardiac Surgery.; Developmental Psychology.; Rehabilitation Medicine.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

This book provides medical care givers with detailed information on those aspects of adolescence that are of significance in the setting of congenital heart disease (CHD), from anatomic and physiologic changes to behavioral issues. In addition, it explains how care should be organized in order to en...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1 EPIDEMIOLOGY - 1 Changing Epidemiology of Congenital Heart Disease
• 2 Cardiac issues in adolescents with congenital heart disease
• Part 2 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY - 3 Physical changes in adolescence
• 4 Cardiac and exercise physiology in adolescence
• Part 3 ADOLESCENCE - 5 Neurological and psychological development in adolescence
• 6 Adolescent Behavior
• 7 Issues to discuss: consultation style in transition
• Part 4 ORGANIZATION OF CARE FOR ADOLESCENTS - 8 Continuous cardiac care for adolescents
• 9 Transfer and Transition in Patients with Congenital Heart
• 10 Best practices in transitional care
• 11 Transition Toolkits
• 12 The Role and guidance of parents of CHD patients
• 13 The Multidisciplinary Transition team
• Part 5 RESEARCH IN ADOLESCENTS - 14 Research and Adolescents
• 15 Research topics.