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Piers Christopher Andrew Barker

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Cardiology
Box 3090 Med Ctr, Durham, NC
7605-A Hosp North, Durham, NC

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Echocardiographic Imaging

Book section · March 2021 Jerry J. Zimmerman and Alexandre T. Rotta, along with an expert team of editors and contributors from around the world, have carefully updated the 6th Edition of this highly regarded text to bring you the most authoritative and useful ... ... Cite

Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries

Book section · January 1, 2021 This chapter reviews the imaging of coronary artery anomalies of importance to the pediatric cardiologist with a focus on echocardiography. Embryologic development of the coronary arteries extends from the endocardial sinuses to the epicardial network. The ... Full text Cite

The epidemiology of heart defects

Book section · April 30, 2018 The Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology is a comprehensive, highly illustrated, reference covering the evaluation, diagnosis and management of cardiac disease in the newborn. ... Cite

Strain in Complex Congenital Heart Disease in Infants and Children

Book section · January 1, 2018 Varying degrees of heart failure is common in infants with complex single ventricular heart disease. Sometimes the heart failure is progressive without a clear etiology and unresponsive to intense pharmacotherapy creating a critical management dilemma. The ... Full text Cite

Cardiac Masses

Book section · January 1, 2018 Echocardiography is the most common method for the detection of cardiac masses. Masses can be described as intracavitary (within chambers or great vessels, and attached to chamber walls, valves or great vessels) or intramural (located within the muscular s ... Full text Cite

Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries

Book section · January 19, 2016 Congenital coronary artery abnormalities represent a diagnostic challenge to the echocardiographer, a potential life-threatening problem to the patient, and a source of great anxiety to families and the public. This chapter describes the development of the ... Full text Cite

Echocardiographic Assessment of Global and Segmental Strain Using Velocity Vector Imaging

Book section · November 30, 2013 This two volume textbook is a practical guide to echocardiography for trainees. Divided into seven sections, the book begins with an introduction to the history and basics of echocardiography. ... Cite