Book contents
- Wilcox’s Surgical Anatomy of the Heart
- Wilcox’s Surgical Anatomy of the Heart
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Surgical Approaches to the Heart
- Chapter 2 Development of the Heart
- Chapter 3 Anatomy of the Cardiac Chambers
- Chapter 4 Surgical Anatomy of the Valves of the Heart
- Chapter 5 Surgical Anatomy of the Coronary Circulation
- Chapter 6 Surgical Anatomy of Cardiac Conduction
- Chapter 7 Analytic Description of Congenitally Malformed Hearts
- 8 Lesions with Normal Segmental Connections
- 9 Lesions in Hearts with Abnormal Segmental Connections
- 10 Abnormalities of the Great Vessels
- Chapter 11 Positional Anomalies of the Heart
- Index
- References
Chapter 7 - Analytic Description of Congenitally Malformed Hearts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 April 2024
- Wilcox’s Surgical Anatomy of the Heart
- Wilcox’s Surgical Anatomy of the Heart
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Surgical Approaches to the Heart
- Chapter 2 Development of the Heart
- Chapter 3 Anatomy of the Cardiac Chambers
- Chapter 4 Surgical Anatomy of the Valves of the Heart
- Chapter 5 Surgical Anatomy of the Coronary Circulation
- Chapter 6 Surgical Anatomy of Cardiac Conduction
- Chapter 7 Analytic Description of Congenitally Malformed Hearts
- 8 Lesions with Normal Segmental Connections
- 9 Lesions in Hearts with Abnormal Segmental Connections
- 10 Abnormalities of the Great Vessels
- Chapter 11 Positional Anomalies of the Heart
- Index
- References
Summary
Systems for describing congenital cardiac malformations have frequently been based on embryological concepts and theories. As useful as these systems have been, they have often had the effect of confusing the clinician, rather than clarifying the basic anatomy of a given lesion. As far as the surgeon is concerned, the essence of a particular malformation lies not in its presumed morphogenesis, but in the underlying anatomy. An effective system for describing this anatomy must be based on the morphology as it is observed. At the same time, it must be capable of accounting for all congenital cardiac conditions, even those that, as yet, might not have been encountered. To be useful clinically, the system must be not only broad and accurate, but also clear and consistent. The terminology used, therefore, should be unambiguous. It should be as simple as possible. The sequential segmental approach provides such a system.1
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- Wilcox's Surgical Anatomy of the Heart , pp. 153 - 174Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024