While paediatric cardiology may be a small specialty, it is important to note that congenital heart disease ranks as the most prevalent congenital condition globally. As a result, cardiac problems form a significant part of the workload of many general paediatricians, neonatologists, and other paediatric specialists. Beyond congenital heart conditions, acquired heart diseases are frequently encountered in general practice. The management of heart-related conditions can often be complex, leading to apprehension for junior doctors during their rotations in this field.

The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Paediatric Cardiology aims to address this challenge and provides essential insights into the diagnosis, management, and care of young patients with heart conditions.

This comprehensive guide to paediatric cardiology takes a systematic approach to heart lesions which will form a major part of the book, offering quick two-page refreshers for clinicians. It covers common heart surgeries, diagnostic frameworks, major investigations, and subspecialties like interventional cardiology, fetal cardiology, and more. It also addresses drug therapy, emergencies, psychology, and palliative care.

This book includes everything that a junior doctor needs when starting in the speciality and will also be a valuable reference guide for more senior trainees and consultants.

Thomas Day, Consultant in Paediatric Cardiology and Pulmonary Hypertension, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK,Aaron Bell, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Evelina London Children's Hospital, UK,Sadia Quyam, Consultant in Paediatric Cardiology and Pulmonary Hypertension, Department of Cardiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK,John Simpson, Professor of Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, UK

Dr Thomas Day is a Clinical Research Fellow in the Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, at King's College London. He is also an Honorary Consultant Paediatric and Fetal Cardiologist, and undertakes clinical work at The Evelina London Children's Hospital, part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. His research interest is the use of artificial intelligence to improve antenatal screening for congenital heart disease.


Dr Aaron Bell qualified in 1993 from the University of Otago Medical School in Dunedin in New Zealand. He trained in children's heart services at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow, then in the Division of Imaging Sciences at King's College London and Evelina London Childrens's Hospital.

Dr Sadia Quyam is a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist in the Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Evelina London Children's Hospital.

Professor John Simpson studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He then trained in children's and fetal cardiology at Guy's Hospital, London and at the University of California, San Fransisco, USA. He has been a consultant at Evelina London Children's Hospital since 1999 and leads the echocardiography service.

1.. Cardiac morphology, Vita Zidere2.. Evaluation of clinical presentations, Aaron Bell3.. Structural CHD, James Wong, John Simpson, Aaron Bell, Hannah Bellsham-Revel, Trisha Vigneswaran, Vita Zidere, and David Lloyd4.. Cardiac investigations in children, Sadia Quyam, Will Regan, Kuberan Pushparajah, Paraskevi Theocharis, John Simpson, and James Wong5.. Cardiac surgery, Caner Salih, and Dan Taylor6.. The single ventricle circulation, John Simpson7.. Cardiac catheterisation and intervention, Sadia Quyam, Gianfranco Butera, Will Regan, Matthew Jones, Eric Rosenthal, and Federica Brancato8.. Genetics and paediatric cardiology, Tazeen Ashraf, Elena Cervi, and Sahar Mansour9.. Fetal cardiology, John Simpson, and Gurleen Sharland10.. Paediatric arrythmia, Will Regan, and Eric Rosenthal11.. Heart muscle disease and cardiac transplantation, Thomas Day, Matthew Fenton, Gabrielle Norrish, Paraskevi Theocharis, and Jacob Simmonds12.. Paediatric pulmonary hypertension, Sadia Quyam, and Shahin Moledina13.. Multisystem disorders, Owen Miller, Jennifer Handforth, Paraskevi Theocharis, and John Simpson14.. Transition and ACHD, Alessandra Frigiola15.. Commonly used drugs in paediatric cardiology, Thomas Day16.. Promoting psychological adjustment and well-being, Nicola Gregg17.. Paediatric palliative care, Sophie Bertaud18.. Urgent care and emergencies, David Lloyd, and Thomas Day