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Whilestaticimagesremainthemainstayofthewrittenpage,youasareaderwill
nowhaveaccesstoawonderfule-libraryofmovingimages,curatedbyour
youngcolleagueJustinTretter.Importantly,newchaptershavebeenadded.
Othershavebeenconsolidatedtoprovidethereaderwithamorecomprehensive
overview.Consequently,anentiresectionisnowdevotedtothefunctionally
univentricularheart,andinparticular,tooneofourmostsignificantchallenges,
theFontancirculation.Althougheveryeditionhasbeensolidlygroundedinthe
detailedanatomicdescription,clinicalmanagement,andoutcomesofheart
diseaseinchildrenandadolescents,wehavealwaysstrivedtoviewheartdisease
inthecontextofitsimpactontheentirebody.Hence,thesectiononthecentral
nervoussystemandneurodevelopmentalconsiderationsinchildrenandyoung
adultswithcongenitalheartdiseasehasbeencompletelyreworked.Wehave
addedspecificnewchaptersaddressingsuchdiverseissuesastheacuteand
chronicrenalconsequencesofheartdiseaseinchildrenandtheimpactof
pharmacogeneticsintreatmentandoutcomes.
Thoseofyouwhoalreadyownthethirdeditionwillalsonoticeimportant
changestothecontentinmanyofthemoreestablishedchapters.Eachandevery
onehasbeenrewrittentoincludediscussionsofcontemporarysurgicalpractice,
nursingcare,andfamilysupport.Additionally,newsectionsandchapters
regardingthemultidisciplinaryapproachtointerstagemanagementofthe
functionallyuniventricularheart,dischargeplanningandteamcommunication,
modelsandpathwaysofcare,andtheglobalburdenofpediatricheartdiseasein
low-andmiddle-incomecountries,areallnewelementsofthebook.Asaresult,
webelievethatourbookwillhavesomethingforeverymemberofthe
multidisciplinaryteam,betheypediatriccardiologists,surgeons,intensivists,
nurses,physicians’assistants,perfusionists,anesthesiologists,orotherallied
professionalscommittedtothecareofchildrenandyoungadultswithcongenital
heartdisease.
Allthis,wehope,meansthatthefourthedition,nowappropriatelytitled
Anderson'sPediatricCardiology,willcontinuetobethemostcomprehensive
learningresourceforthoseinvolvedinourfield.Wehopeyouagreeand,with
us,willlookforwardtoanother36yearsofextraordinaryadvancesinthecareof
childrenandyoungadultswithheartdisease.
GilWernovsky
RobertH.Anderson
KrishnaKumar
KathleenMussatto
AndrewR.Redington
JamesS.Tweddell
JustinT.Tretter
Acknowledgments
Ithankallmymentorsandteachers,butmostspecificallyPeterLang,Jane
Newburger,andDavidWessel;notonlyforbeingsuchwonderfulrolemodelsas
physiciansandleaders,butalsoforprovidingunfailingguidanceandsupport
overthepast3decades.Ialsowouldliketothankallmyclinicalcolleagues,
fellows,residents,students,patients,andfamilieswhohavetaughtmethemost
essentialthing:theimportanceofstayinghumbleandcontinuingtolearn.Every.
Single.Day.IwanttothankmywifeLauren,aswellasSimon,Magda,Matt,
andJennafortheirlove,patience,andencouragement.ProfessorAnderson,
thankyouforyourinsight,teaching,meticulousattentiontodetail,andfor
allowingustoatleastusesomeabbreviationsinthistext.Jim,Kathy,KK,
Andrew,andJustin,Iamhonoredandgratefultohaveworkedwithsuchagreat
groupofcoeditorsforthisfourthedition.RobinCarter,LisaBarnes,Carrie
Stetz,andtheentireteamproductionteamatElsevierhavebeenterrifictowork
withfromtheverybeginning.Finally,Iwouldliketothankmyparents,who
besidesbeingwonderfullovingpeople,showedgreatinsightandvisionbynot
allowingmetotrytobecomeamusician.
–,GilWernovsky
Iwouldliketoacknowledgetheinsightoftheeditorialleaderstoincludea
nursingperspectiveinthisnewedition.Ialsothankallthenurseswho
graciouslycontributedtothecontent,aswellasmyfamily.Icouldnotdothis
withoutyoursupport.
–,KathleenMussatto
WeareindebtedtoAlanO'Donnell,PA-C,forhisinitiativeandhardworkin
creatingthetext-narratedintraoperativesurgicalvideoscontributedfrom
CincinnatiChildren'sHospitalMedicalCenter.
–,JustinT.Tretter
