Pediatric cardiology super specialty has been growing
at a rapid pace specially in the last decade, and increasing number of
pediatricians are opting for this specialty as their career options. In
this current scenario this book is very good addition to available
literature on the subject.
There are 13 chapters covering all the aspect of
congenital and acquired heart diseases. Special mention must be made on
the chapters on perinatal cardiology and preventive atherosclerotic
disease beginning in childhood. The contents are recent, the language is
lucid, and the author has reproduced quality photographs, and,
judiciously used figures, diagrams and flow charts. Apart from the
content, the index is accurate and the book is handy for its size;
quality paper has been used, and the overall presentation is good. I
would have loved to see a chapter on the non-surgical pediatric
interventions which is advancing at a very rapid pace, it has been
partly covered under specific lesions. I recommend this book for
practicing pediatricians, post graduates, and those aspiring to take
pediatric cardiology as their super- specialty.
Srikanta Basu