Fetal Cardiology: Embryology, Genetics, Physiology, Echocardiographic Evaluation, Diagnosis and Perinatal Management of Cardiac Diseases 2nd Edition with DVD (Series in Maternal-Fetal Medicine)

Accounting for the huge strides in technological development over the past few years, as well as of recent research and advances, this text updates cutting-edge information on topics such as:

• embryology.
• cardiovascular development.
• placental implantation and development.
• intracardiac shunt malformations.
• fetal cardiac tumors.

New in this edition

• DVD with over 50 video clips, including 4D ultrasound.
• high quality illustrations in colour throughout.
• new information on the cardiac impact of twin-twin transfusion syndrome, cerebral outcomes in CHD, and congestive heart failure. 

Contents

• 1. Cardiovascular development
• 2. Cardiac morphogenesis
• 3. Cardiac anatomy and examination of specimens
• 4. Placental implantation and development
• 5. Placental circulations
• 6. The physics of ultrasound imaging
• 7. Technical advances in fetal echocardiography
• 8. Epidemiology of congenital heart disease: etiology, pathogenesis, and incidence
• 9. Indications for fetal echocardiography: screening in low- and high-risk populations
• 10. Circulation in the normal fetus and cardiovascular adaptations to birth
• 11. Development of fetal cardiac and extracardiac Doppler flows in early gestation
• 12. The examination of the normal fetal heart using two-dimensional echocardiography
• 13. First and early second trimester fetal heart screening
• 14. Four-dimensional ultrasound examination of the fetal heart by spatiotemporal image correlation
• 15. Three- and four-dimensional ultrasound in fetal echocardiography: a new look at the fetal heart
• 16. Cardiac malpositions and syndromes with right or left atrial isomerism
• 17. Anomalies of the right heart
• 18. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum
• 19. Intracardiac shunt malformations
• 20. Left heart malformations
• 21. Ventricular outflow tract anomalies: so-called conotruncal anomalies
• 22. Aortic arch anomalies
• 23. Developments in diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries
• 24. Abnormal visceral and atrial situs and congenital heart disease
• 25. Diseases of the myocardium, endocardium, and pericardium during fetal life
• 26. Cardiomyopathy in the fetus
• 27. Ultrasound examination of the fetal coronary circulation
• 28. Fetal cardiac tumors
• 29. The fetal venous system: normal embryology, anatomy, and physiology and the development and appearance of anomalies
• 30. Extracardiac Doppler investigation in fetuses with congenital heart disease
• 31. Electrophysiology for the perinatologist
• 32. Fetal bradydysrhythmia
• 33. Fetal tachyarrhythmia
• 34. Cardiac diseases in association with hydrops fetalis
• 35. Mending the tiniest hearts: an overview
• 36. Fetal cardiac function in normal and growth-restricted fetuses
• 37. Venous flow in intrauterine growth restriction and cardiac decompensation
• 38. Congestive heart failure in the fetus
• 39. Congenital cardiovascular malformations and the fetal and neonatal circulation
• 40. Twin–twin transfusion syndrome: impact on the cardiovascular system
• 41. Genetics and cardiac anomalies
• 42. Cardiac defects in chromosomally abnormal fetuses
• 43. Associated anomalies in congenital heart disease
• 44. The neonate with congenital heart disease – medical and interventional management
• 45. Infants with congenital heart disease in the first year of life
• 46. Genetic counseling in families with congenital heart defects
• 47. Intrapartum evaluation of fetal well-being
• 48. Cardiac disease in pregnancy
• 49. Maternal diseases and therapies affecting the fetal cardiovascular system
• 50. Congenital heart disease and the central nervous system: a perinatal perspective
• Index

Book Details 

• Hardcover: 818 pages
• Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 2 edition (December 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415432650
• ISBN-13: 978-0415432658
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 1.6 inches

List Price: $500.00 

  

Schoenwolf: Larsen's Human Embryology 4th Edition

This book presents in-depth coverage of both the clinical and molecular biological aspects of human development. It examines the relationship between basic science and embryology, and describes potential clinical disorders arising out of embryologic problems. A strong clinical focus, practical design, and superb artwork-with more than 150 images new to this edition-allow for quick comprehension and easy application of the latest knowledge in this rapidly advancing field. A user-friendly design enables you to review the material in several ways, and online access to Student Consult enhances your study of the subject and exponentially boosts your reference power.

Features

• Follows a user-friendly design allowing students to review material in flexible ways and instructors to tailor the book to their specific needs.
• Reflects the most current advances in molecular biology and genetics.
• Offers chapters with illustrated timelines of the relevant embryologic stage.
• Contains a high-quality full-color art program, with excellent line diagrams with a three-dimensional aspect, many color photographs of clinical disorders, excellent black and white electronphotomicrographs, and line drawings showing sequential stages of development.

New to this edition

• Presents clinical cases in each chapter that place the content into a real-life context.
• Begins each chapter with a summary providing at-a-glance reference to key information.
• Features Clinical Tasters following the summaries at the start of each chapter that present a clinical case example related to the material for that chapter.
• Offers new chapters covering morphogenesis and dysmorphogenesis, for expanded explanations of the making of an embryo, focusing on cell-cell signaling pathways.
• Emphasizes important content through clinical (In the Clinic) and research (In the Lab) boxes - many new to this edition.
• Concludes each chapter with lists of references for further in-depth study.
• Includes access to Student Consult at www.studentconsult.com, where you'll find the complete text and illustrations of the book online, and fully searchable . "Integration Links" to bonus content in other Student Consult titles . 200 USMLE-style questions to help you assess your mastery of the material . embryology animations that bring the topic to life . and much more!

Contents 

• 1 Gametogenesis, Fertilization and First Week
• 2 Second Week: Becoming Bilaminar and Fully Implanting
• 3 Third Week: Becoming Trilaminar and Establishing Body Axes
• 4 Fourth Week: Forming the Embryo
• 5 Principles and Mechanisms of Morphogenesis and Dysmorphogenesis
• 6 Fetal Development and the Fetus as Patient
• 7 Development of the Skin and Its Derivatives
• 8 Development of the Musculoskeletal System
• 9 Development of the Central Nervous System
• 10 Development of the Peripheral Nervous System
• 11 Development of the Respiratory System and Body Cavities
• 12 Development of the Heart
• 13 Development of the Vasculature
• 14 Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract
• 15 Development of the Urogenital System
• 16 Development of the Pharyngeal Apparatus and Face
• 17 Development of the Ears and Eyes
• 18 Development of the Limbs
• Index

Product Details 

• Paperback: 712 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 4 edition (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443068119
• ISBN-13: 978-0443068119
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.7 x 1.2 inches

List Price: $79.95

Berkovitz: Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology 4th Edition

The new edition of this now classic book continues to provide dental students with all of the information required to ensure a complete understanding of oral anatomy, histology and embryology as they relate to dental practice. Authored by experts of international renown, the high-quality images and clearly written text found within this volume - features which strongly characterised the high success of previous editions - make study of these challenging topics as easy as possible.

Key Features

• Presents a unique, integrative approach to oral dental science by covering aspects of gross anatomy, tooth morphology, radiology, oral histology and embryology in one volume
• Features approximately 1100 high-quality colour images, one quarter of which are previously unpublished
• Contains useful 'clinical application' boxes to clearly show relevance of subject area to routine dental practice

New to This Edition

• Completely revised section on tooth morphology with improved specimens and digital photography
• Contains a new chapter on the effects of ageing to highlight the important changes taking place in the oro-dental tissues in an increasingly ageing population
• New design aids learning by the inclusion of clearer diagrams and high quality, larger format digital images

Contents 

• 1 In vivo appearance of the oral cavity,
• 2 Dento-osseous structures,
• 3 Regional topography of the mouth and related areas,
• 4 Vasculature and innervation of the mouth,
• 5 Sectional anatomy of the oral cavity and related areas,
• 6 Functional anatomy,
• 7 Enamel,
• 8 Investing organic layers on enamel surfaces,
• 9 Dentine,
• 10 Dental pulp,
• 11 Cementum,
• 12 Periodontal ligament,
• 13 Alveolar bone,
• 14 Oral mucosa,
• 15 Temporomandibular joint,
• 16 Salivary glands,
• 17 Development of the face,
• 18 Development of the palate,
• 19 Development of the jaws,
• 20 Development of the tongue and salivary glands,
• 21 Early tooth development,
• 22 Amelogenesis,
• 23 Dentinogenesis,
• 24 Development of the dental pulp,
• 25 Development of the root and periodontal ligament,
• 26 Development of the dentitions,
• 27 Ageing and archaeological and dental anthropological applications of tooth structure

About the Authors

• B. K. B. Berkovitz, BDS, MSc, PhD, FDS (ENG), Emeritus Reader, Anatomy and Human Sciences, Biomedical and Health Sciences, King's College London, London, UK. 
• G. R. Holland, BSc, BDS, PhD, CERT ENDO, Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. 
• B. J. Moxham, BSc, BDS, PhD, Professor of Anatomy, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 4th edition (January 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723434115
• ISBN-13: 978-0723434115
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches

List Price: $122.00 

 

Sadler: Langman's Medical Embryology 11th Edition

Widely acclaimed for its clinical relevance and clear writing style, Langman's Medical Embryology provides a user-friendly and innovative approach to learning embryology. The revised eleventh edition presents medical and health professions students with a concise yet thorough description of embryology and its clinical significance, an awareness of which is essential in the diagnosis, and prevention of birth defects. It features outstanding full-color clinical images and photographs, end-of-chapter Summaries, Problems to Solve, and Clinical Correlates boxes.

A companion Website includes fully searchable text, interactive review questions and problems, updated Simbryo animations of embryologic system development, and PowerPoint slides for instructors.

Book Features 

• Clinical Correlates provide information about birth defects and other clinical entities directly related to embryologic concepts.
• Full-color art program along with supporting color clinical images and photographs.
• General chapter on development includes coverage of molecular biology.
• Provides end-of-chapter Summaries and Problems to Solve.
• Organized into two parts: Part One, General Embryology, presents development of embryo chronologically and also includes chapters on placental and fetal development and prenatal diagnosis and birth defects. Part Two, Systems-based Embryology, describes the embryogenesis of each organ system. 

Contents 

Part One General Embryology
Chapter 1 Embryology: Old and New Frontiers and an Introduction to Molecular Regulation and Signaling 

• Clinical Relevance 
• A Brief History of Embryology 
• Introduction to Molecular Regulation and Signaling

Chapter 2 Gametogenesis: Conversion of Germ Cells into Male and Female Gametes 

• Primordial Germ Cells 
• The Chromosome Theory of Inheritance 
• Morphological Changes during Maturation of the Gametes 

Chapter 3 First Week of Development: Ovulation to Implantation 

• Ovarian Cycle 
• Fertilization 
• Cleavage 
• Blastocyst Formation 
• Uterus at Time of Implantation

Chapter 4 Second Week of Development: Bilaminar Germ Disc 

• Day 8 
• Day 9 
• Days 11 and 12 
• Day 13 

Chapter 5 Third Week of Development: Trilaminar Germ Disc 

• Gastrulation: Formation of Embryonic Mesoderm and Endoderm 
• Formation of the Notochord 
• Establishment of the Body Axes 
• Fate Map Established during Gastrulation 
• Growth of the Embryonic Disc 
• Further Development of the Trophoblast

Chapter 6 Third to Eighth Weeks: The Embryonic Period 

• Derivatives of the Ectodermal Germ Layer 
• Derivatives of the Mesodermal Germ Layer 
• Derivatives of the Endodermal Germ Layer 
• Patterning of the Anteroposterior Axis: Regulation by Homeobox Genes 
• External Appearance during the Second Month 

Chapter 7 Third Month to Birth: The Fetus and Placenta 

• Development of the Fetus 
• Fetal Membranes and Placenta 
• Structure of the Placenta 
• Amnion and Umbilical Cord 
• Placental Changes at the End of Pregnancy 
• Amniotic Fluid, Clinical Correlates 
• Fetal Membranes in Twins 
• Parturition (Birth)

Chapter 8 Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis 

• Birth Defects 
• Prenatal Diagnosis 
• Fetal Therapy

Part Two Systems-based Embryology
Chapter 9 Skeletal System 

• Skull 
• Viscerocranium 
• Limbs 
• Vertebrae and the Vertebral Column 
• Ribs and Sternum

Chapter 10 Muscular System 

• Striated Skeletal Musculature 
• Molecular Regulation of Muscle Development 
• Patterning of Muscles 
• Derivatives of Precursor Muscle Cells 
• Head Musculature 
• Limb Musculature 
• Cardiac Muscle 
• Smooth Muscle

Chapter 11 Body Cavities 

• Formation of the Intraembryonic Cavity 
• Serous Membranes 
• Diaphragm and Thoracic Cavity 
• Formation of the Diaphragm

Chapter 12 Cardiovascular System 

• Establishment of the Cardiogenic Field 
• Formation and Position of the Heart Tube 
• Formation of the Cardiac Loop 
• Molecular Regulation of Cardiac Development 
• Development of the Sinus Venosus 
• Formation of the Cardiac Septa 
• Formation of the Conducting System of the Heart 
• Vascular Development 
• Circulation before and after Birth

Chapter 13 Respiratory System 

• Formation of the Lung Buds 
• Larynx 
• Trachea, Bronchi, and Lungs 
• Maturation of the Lungs

Chapter 14 Digestive System 

• Divisions of the Gut Tube 
• Molecular Regulation of Gut Tube Development 
• MesenterieForegut 
• Molecular Regulation of Liver Induction 
• Pancreas 
• Midgut 
• Hindgut 
• Clinical Correlates

Chapter 15 Urogenital System 

• Urinary System 
• Genital System 
• Clinical Correlates 

New to this edition

• NEW! Additional images included in the birth defects chapters to provide more visual examples and improve the usability of the chapter.
• NEW! Additional recolorization/replacement of line drawings (approximately 15-20).
• NEW! Continued replacement/addition of color clinical photographs/images.
• NEW! Glossary of key terms.
• NEW! Updated and new Problems to Solve.
• NEW! Updated information on molecular genetics.

Book Details

• Paperback: 385 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Eleventh, North American Edition edition (January 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781790697
• ISBN-13: 978-0781790697
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches

List Price: $65.95

Avery: Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology 3rd Edition: A Clinical Approach

Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology 3rd Edition: A Clinical Approach covers all areas of oral histology and embryology pertinent to clinical dental practice. Introductory material includes a complete discussion of the structure and function of the body's cells, as well as the stages of orofacial development from conception to birth. It also covers developmental problems such as cleft lip and palate, specific phases of tooth development, and biofilm substances that form on the surface of teeth. New Clinical Comments boxes and Consider the Patient scenarios help readers apply key concepts to actual practice.

Key Features

• Provides a timeline of head and neck structural development from conception to birth and describes possible abnormalities in development, including cleft lip and palate.
• Describes the definitive stages and normal/abnormal paths of tooth development and maturation.
• Discusses specific hard and soft oral tissues including periodontal tissues, oral mucosa, TMJ, and parts of teeth (enamel, dentin, dental pulp, cementum) to illustrate how these structures develop and are related.
• Each chapter begins with a helpful chapter outline and a brief overview of chapter content.
• Consider the Patient boxes present a short case scenario and then discuss possible solutions at the end of the chapter to demonstrate practical applications of key concepts.
• Self-evaluation questions at the end of every chapter help readers assess their understanding of the material.
• Tables and boxes throughout the text make it easy to quickly summarize important information.

New to This Edition

• Clinical Comments boxes throughout the chapters present tips that help readers apply key content to everyday clinical practice.
• Learning Objectives at the beginning of every chapter list important topics readers should know after completing the chapter.
• An alphabetical list of Key Terms at the beginning of each chapter helps readers learn to use these words in the correct context within clinical practice.
• Features a wealth of new full-color illustrations and photographs.
• Evolve website includes a test bank, image collection, weblinks, and interactive student exercises.

Contents 

• Chapter 1 Development and Structure of Cells and Tissues
• Chapter 2 Structure and Function of Cells, Tissues, and Organs
• Chapter 3 Development of the Oral Facial Region
• Chapter 4 Development of the Face and Palate
• Chapter 5 Development of Teeth
• Chapter 6 Eruption and Shedding of the Teeth
• Chapter 7 Enamel
• Chapter 8 Dentin
• Chapter 9 Dental Pulp
• Chapter 10 Cementum
• Chapter 11 Periodontium: Periodontal Ligament
• Chapter 12 Periodontium: Alveolar Process and Cementum
• Chapter 13 Temporomandibular Joint
• Chapter 14 Oral Mucosa
• Chapter 15 Salivary Glands and Tonsils
• Chapter 16 Biofilms
• Glossary
• Index

Author Information

• James K. Avery, DDS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Professor Emeritus of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Daniel J. Chiego, Jr., MS, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323033393
• ISBN-13: 978-0323033398
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches

List Price: $71.95