This first of brace volumes devoted to the imaging of cardiac disorders is focused primarily in succession congenital malformations of the heart and great bottoms in the child and adult; the inferior volume is devoted to acquired heart disease.

This first of brace volumes devoted to the imaging of cardiac disorders is focused primarily in succession congenital malformations of the heart and great bottoms in the child and adult; the inferior volume is devoted to acquired heart disease. Each book may be purchased separately. It is of interest that the editors of this multiauthored textbook include congenital abnormalities of the coronary arteries promoting myocardial ischemia in Vol 2 The stated design of Imaging of Cardiac Disorders "represent an effort to bridge the gap between introductory topics and more encyclopedic and highly specialized works upon cardiology and specific imaging modalities." Furthermore, they state: "The emphasis is forward plain radiography and angiography, which continue to be the pillars of cardiac diagnosis." In their stated goals, the editors have partially succeeded

They have produc a richly illustrated textbook with a large number of drawings, and the sated tapestry of cardiovascular imaging modalities. Of the 17 chapters, the first 5 describe in detail these various imaging modalities used in children and adults with congenital cardiovascular malformations, if it be not that the majority of the chapters focus onward specific aspects of congenital heart disease. The figures of color-Doppler are included in a separate appendix, obiously a cost-saving maneuver. The understanding and implementation of a segmental approach to congenital heart disease is important to all those with more than just a passing interest in those conditions cloaked in this text. The tenants of this approach are described to the full in several chapters. The editors have access to the beautiful angiocardiograms of Dr L M Bargeron of the University of Alabama and their personality adds much to the pre-eminence of this compendium.

In any work this large, there will be errors. An unfortunate united is found in chapter 6 in the figure defining the spatial relationships between ventricles. This figure is mislabeled and thus while the drawing displays an unusual spatial relationship between the great arteries, the ventricles are labeled erroneously. This is not just quibbling, because there is an important differentiation between the general [i]or[/i] abstract notion of ventricular loop and atrioventricular connections. It might be considered unusual that a textbook entitled Imaging of Cardiac Disorders. convolution 1: Congenital Disorders has a section devot to electrocardiography. This section while brief is superficial and could easily be delet without detracting from anyone's universal of cardiovascular imaging. The relations are collected in a single chapter at the completion of the textbook, but individual regards are not cited in the verse Thus, while the editors and the authors provided a references, the lack of specific citation detracts from their utility.

While this multiauthored textbook has many toughnesss it is probably oriented toward the specialist who is not sophisticated in pediatric cardiovascular medicine rather than for the pediatric cardiologist or the pediatric cardiovascular radiologist. It certainly provides an admirable introduction for those who desire a stimulating initiation into the field.

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