Subpulmonic Ventricular Septal Defect : Proceedings of the Third Asian Congress of Pediatric Cardiology

The Asian Society of Pediatric Cardiology has advocated the importance, since its founding in 1976, of studying and disseminating knowledge about the important cardiovascular diseases prevalent in Asia. Subpulmonie ventrieular septal defect, reportedly more common among Japanese than among Occidentals, swiftly became a focus of attention. Soon after the Second Asian Congress of Pediatric Cardiology, held at Bangkok in 1979, fellow Asian pediatric cardiologists resolved to study this problem, and the main theme of the next Congress was scheduled to be "Is Subpulmonie Ventrieular Septal Defect an Oriental Disease?". Prospective as weIl as retrospective studies were encouraged, the results to be presented and discussed at the Congress. The Third Asian Congress of Pediatric Cardiology was held in Taipei on November 28, 1983. Distinguished pathologists, cardiologists, and surgeons from the US, UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands - Drs. L. H. S. Van Mierop, S. BlumenthaI, D. McNamara, J. Malm, N. Talner, J. Somerveille, J. Stark, L. G. Van der Hauwaert, and A. E. Becker - were invited to present their work and actively participate in the Congress. The important data thus gathered from both Asian and Western countries, and some results of the lively debates enjoyed during the Congress, are included in this volume. The expert views on the development of the ventrieular septum and the classification of ventricular septal defects appearing in this volume are most succinct and informative. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Is subpulmonic ventricular septal defect an Oriental disease?....Pages 3-8 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Development of the ventricular septum of the heart....Pages 11-19 Classification of ventricular septal defects — A matter of precision....Pages 20-22 Pathological anatomy of ventricular septal defect associated with aortic valve prolapse and regurgitation....Pages 23-39 Natural history and noninvasive of diagnosis of subpulmonic ventricular septal defect....Pages 40-50 Front Matter....Pages 51-51 Ventricular septal defect with aortic regurgitation: Experience at a Korean center....Pages 53-58 Ventricular septal defect with aortic insufficiency in the Philippines....Pages 59-64 Aortic regurgitation and aortic valve cusp deformity in ventricular septal defect in India....Pages 65-69 Ventricular septal defect and coronary cusp prolapse: Experience at a European center....Pages 70-71 Ventricular septal defect in Chinese with aortic valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation....Pages 72-81 Front Matter....Pages 83-83 Surgery of ventricular septal defect with prolapse of aortic cusp....Pages 85-89 Back Matter....Pages 91-96