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Preoperative Evaluation

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Evaluation of the patient with congenital cardiac lesion consists of complete understanding of the anatomic detail of the lesion as well as its pathophysiological impact. To achieve this goal, the clinician should first gather information from medical history, physical examination, and paraclinical studies. Then, he or she can interpret patient’s information in the context of making an accurate diagnosis. This chapter describes sequential steps of a rational preoperative evaluation in patients with congenital cardiac disease.

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  1. Cardiac Surgery Department, Modarres Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Ramin Baghaei Tehrani MD

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  1. Cardiac Anesthesiology Department, Anesthesiology Research Center Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Ali Dabbagh

  2. Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Antonio Hernandez Conte

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Lorraine Lubin

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Baghaei Tehrani, R. (2017). Preoperative Evaluation. In: Dabbagh, A., Conte, A., Lubin, L. (eds) Congenital Heart Disease in Pediatric and Adult Patients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44691-2_12

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