, Seventh Edition
PARK’S
PEDIATRIC
CARDIOLOGY
FOR PRACTITIONERS
Myung K. Park, MD, FAAP, FACC
Professor Emeritus (Pediatrics)
Former Director of Pediatric Cardiology
Former Director of Preventive Cardiology and Weight Management Clinic
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Mehrdad Salamat, MD, FAAP, FACC
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Texas A & M University Health Science Center
Bryan, Texas
Attending Cardiologist
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas
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Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating
and using any information, methods, compounds or experiments described herein. Because of rapid
advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages
should be made. To the fullest extent of the law, no responsibility is assumed by Elsevier, authors, editors
or c ontributors for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability,
negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, or ideas
contained in the material herein.
Previous editions copyrighted 2014, 2008, 2002, 1996, 1988, and 1984
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Publishing Services Manager: Shereen Jameel
Project Manager: Aparna Venkatachalam
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, To my wife Issun,
our sons (Douglas, Christopher, and Warren),
daughters-in-law (Bomin and Soyeon), and
grandchildren (Natalie, Audrey, and Madeleine).
Myung K. Park, MD
In memory of my father,
whose love for reading was contagious,
whose love for education will remain eternal.
Mehrdad Salamat, MD
PARK’S
PEDIATRIC
CARDIOLOGY
FOR PRACTITIONERS
Myung K. Park, MD, FAAP, FACC
Professor Emeritus (Pediatrics)
Former Director of Pediatric Cardiology
Former Director of Preventive Cardiology and Weight Management Clinic
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Mehrdad Salamat, MD, FAAP, FACC
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Texas A & M University Health Science Center
Bryan, Texas
Attending Cardiologist
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas
,Elsevier
1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Ste 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899
PARK’S PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY FOR PRACTITIONERS, SEVENTH EDITION ISBN: 978-0-323-68107-0
Copyright © 2021 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher. Details on how to seek permission, further information about the
Publisher’s permissions policies and our arrangements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance
Center and the Copyright Licensing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions.
This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the Publisher
(other than as may be noted herein).
Notice
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating
and using any information, methods, compounds or experiments described herein. Because of rapid
advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages
should be made. To the fullest extent of the law, no responsibility is assumed by Elsevier, authors, editors
or c ontributors for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability,
negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, or ideas
contained in the material herein.
Previous editions copyrighted 2014, 2008, 2002, 1996, 1988, and 1984
International Standard Book Number: 978-0-323-68107-0
Content Strategist: Sarah Barth
Content Development Specialist: Ann Ruzycka Anderson
Publishing Services Manager: Shereen Jameel
Project Manager: Aparna Venkatachalam
Designer: Ryan Cook
Printed in the United States of America
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
, To my wife Issun,
our sons (Douglas, Christopher, and Warren),
daughters-in-law (Bomin and Soyeon), and
grandchildren (Natalie, Audrey, and Madeleine).
Myung K. Park, MD
In memory of my father,
whose love for reading was contagious,
whose love for education will remain eternal.
Mehrdad Salamat, MD
