Cardiac Surgery In The Adult (5th Edition)

DescriptionThe most comprehensive and current full-color cardiac surgery resource – updated by leading surgeonsIn Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, Fifth Edition, the world’s foremost cardiovascular surgeons deliver thorough, up-to-date coverage of operative strategy, decision making, technique, and pre- and post-operative management for treating the adult cardiac patient. Unmatched in both scope and clinical rigor, this classic text contains 63 chapters that highlight every important topic in cardiovascular surgery.Presented in full color, Cardiac Surgery in the Adult takes readers through the optimal treatment of congenital, acquired, infectious, and traumatic diseases of the heart and great vessels. The book opens with a history of cardiac surgery and basic cardiac science, then moves into all types of cardiac surgery, providing both practicing surgeons and residents with insight into the very latest surgical protocols.Cardiac Surgery in the Adult is logically divided into ten sections:Key FeaturesBasics (includes history, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, computed tomography, risk assessment, simulation, and the fully integrated cardiovascular center)Perioperative/Intraoperative CareIschemic Heart DiseaseAortic Valve DiseaseMitral Valve DiseaseSurgery of the Great VesselsRhythm SurgeryOther Cardiac Operations (including congenital heart disease, pericardial disease, and cardiac neoplasms)Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory SupportThe Fifth Edition has been updated throughout, and includes the latest advances in minimally invasive surgery and simulation.Table of ContentsFundamentalsHistory of Cardiac SurgerySurgical Anatomy of the HeartCardiac Surgical PhysiologyCardiac Surgical PharmacologyCardiovascular PathologyComputed Tomography of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Patient: Principles and ApplicationsRisk Assessment and Performance Improvement in Cardiac SurgerySimulation in Cardiac SurgeryThe Integrated Cardiovascular CenterII Perioperative/Intraoperative CarePreoperative Evaluation for Cardiac SurgeryCardiac AnesthesiaEchocardiography in Cardiac SurgeryExtracorporeal CirculationTransfusion Therapy and Blood ConservationDeep Hypothermic Circulatory ArrestMyocardial ProtectionPostoperative Care of Cardiac Surgery PatientsTemporary Mechanical Circulatory SupportIII Ischemic Heart DiseaseMyocardial Revascularization with Percutaneous DevicesMyocardial Revascularization with Cardiopulmonary BypassMyocardial Revascularization Without Cardiopulmonary BypassMyocardial Revascularization after Acute Myocardial InfarctionMinimally Invasive Myocardial RevascularizationCoronary Artery ReoperationsSurgical Treatment of Complications of Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Septal Defect, Myocardial Rupture, and LeftVentricular AneurysmIV Aortic Valve DiseasePathophysiology of Aortic Valve DiseaseAortic Valve Replacement with a Mechanical Cardiac Valve ProsthesisStented Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve ReplacementStentless Aortic Valve and Root ReplacementAortic Valve Repair and Aortic Valve-Sparing OperationsSurgical Treatment of Aortic Valve EndocarditisMinimally Invasive Aortic Valve SurgeryPercutaneous Treatment of Aortic Valve DiseaseV Mitral Valve DiseasePathophysiology of Mitral Valve DiseaseMitral Valve RepairMitral Valve Repair: RheumaticSurgery for Functional Mitral RegurgitationSurgical Treatment of Mitral Valve EndocarditisMitral Valve Repair for Congenital Mitral Valve Disease in the AdultMinimally Invasive and Robotic Mitral and Tricuspid Valve SurgeryPercutaneous Catheter-based Mitral Valve RepairMitral Valve ReplacementVI Valvular Heart Disease (Other)Tricuspid Valve DiseaseMultiple Valve DiseaseValvular and Ischemic Heart DiseaseReoperative Valve SurgeryVII Surgery of the Great VesselsAortic DissectionAscending and Arch Aortic AneurysmsDescending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic AneurysmsEndovascular Therapy for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic DiseaseTrauma to the Great VesselsPulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary ThromboendarterectomyVIII Surgery For Cardiac ArrhythmiasInterventional Therapy for Atrial and Ventricular ArrhythmiasSurgery for Atrial FibrillationSurgical Implantation of Pacemakers and Automatic DefibrillatorsIX Other Cardiac OperationsSurgery for Adult Congenital Heart DiseasePericardial DiseaseCardiac NeoplasmsX Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory SupportImmunobiology of Heart and Lung TransplantationHeart TransplantationLung Transplantation and Heart-lung TransplantationLong-term Mechanical Circulatory Support and the Total Artificial HeartTissue Engineering for Cardiac Valve SurgeryIndexAuthor BiographyLawrence CohnMcGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide