Full Description
This textbook provides a succinct overview of cardiac surgery, with key concepts being emphasized throughout. An abundance of illustrations, intra-operative photographs, tables as well as information boxes, aids the reader to visualise, grasp and retain difficult concepts. The inclusion of evidence-based approaches to the management of a range of cardiac surgical conditions equips the reader with an understanding of how to overcome a variety of potentially tough clinical challenges.
Concise Cardiac Surgery: A Complete Guide comprehensively covers a range of techniques used in cardiac surgery. It is therefore, an ideal resource for the trainee and practising cardiac surgeon seeking a practically focused text detailing how to apply the latest techniques and evidence-based approaches in their day-to-day practice.
Contents
Cardiac Cathetrization.- Fractional Flow Reserve.- Echocardiography.- Cardiac Computed Tomography & Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Assessment Of Myocardial Viability.- Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography.- Blood Conservation Strategies In Cardiac Surgery.- Inotropes & Constrictors.- Cardiac Pacing In Adults.- Adult Cardiopulmonary Bypass.- Myocardial Protection.- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.- Tissue Sealant.- Conduits For Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.- Endoscopic Saphenous Vein & Radial Artery Harvesting.- Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.- Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.- Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass.- Total Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass.- Reoperation For Coronary Artery Disease.- Hybrid Coronary Revascularisation.- Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting.- Total Arterial Revascularisation.- Anastomotic Devices For Coronary Artery Surgery.- Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect.- Ischaemic Mitral Regurgitation.- Ventricular Aneurysms.- Coronary Endarterectomy.- Transmyocardial Revascularization.- Gene Therapy For Coronary Artery Disease.- Combined Carotid And Coronary Artery Disease.- Coronary Artery Aneurysms And Fistulas.- Mechanical Prosthetic Valves.- Stented Bioprosthetic Valves.- Stentless Xenograft Valves.- Homografts.- Bentall & Mini-Bentall Aortic Root Replacement.- Aortic Valve Sparing Root Replacement.- Aortic Valve Repair.- The Small Aortic Root.- The Ross Operation.- Bicuspid Aortic Valve & Aortopathy.- Mitral Valve Replacement.- Techniques For Mitral Valve Repair.- Mitral Valve Repair For Barlow Valve.- Mitral Valve Repair In Rheumatic Mitral Disease.- Native Valve Endocarditis.- Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis.- Tricuspid Valve Surgery.- Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery.- Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery.- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Therapies.- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement.- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapies.- Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Therapies.- Carcinoid Heart Disease.- Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.- Acute Type B Aortic Dissection.- Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection.- Aortic Intramural Haematoma & Penetrating Aortic Ulcer.- Ascending Aortic Aneurysms.- Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms.- Aortic Arch Aneurysms.- Hybrid Aortic Arch Repair.- Endovascular Stent Grafting Of Thoracic Aorta.- Neuroprotective Strategies During Aortic Surgery.- Sinus Of Valsalva Aneurysms.- Elephant Trunk Procedures.- Porcelain Ascending Aorta.- Marfan Syndrome.- Pharmacologic Support Of The Failing Heart.- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy For Heart Failure.- Intraaortic Balloon Pump.- Extracorporeal Life Support In The Adult.- Temporary Circulatory Support Devices.- Circulatory Support Devices For Chronic Support & Destination Therapy.- Cardiac Transplantation.- Heart-Lung Transplantation.- Immunosuppression In Cardiac Transplantation.- Complications Of Heart Transplantation.- Cardiac Tumours.- Concomitant Cardiac And Thoracic Operations.- Trauma To The Heart And Great Vessels.- Pericardial Disease.- Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy.- Surgical Management Of Atrial Fibrillation.- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.- Left Ventricular Volume Reduction.- Neurocognitive Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery.- Renal Failure After Cardiac Surgery.- Bleeding & Re-Exploration After Cardiac Surgery.- Sternal Wound Infection.- Atrioventricular Disruption.- Paediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass And Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.- Myocardial Protection In Children.- Paediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation & Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices.- Valve Replacement In Children.- Palliative Operations For Congenital Heart Disease.- Coronary Artery Disease In Children.- Congenital Aortic Stenosis.- Atrial Septal Defects.- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection.- Isolated Ventricular Septal Defect.- Patent Ductus Arteriosus.- Aortopulmonary Window.- Coarctation Of The Aorta.- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.- Truncus Arteriosus.- Transposition Of The Great Arteries.- Congenitally Corrected Transposition Of The Great Arteries.- Tetralogy Of Fallot.- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.- Aortic Arch Interruption.- Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum.- Complete Atrioventricular Canal.- Double Outlet Right Ventricle.- Ebstein's Anomaly.- Vascular Rings & Pulmonary Artery Slings.- Congenital Mitral Valve Disease.- Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation.
