ABSTRACT

Key Topics in Cardiac Surgery includes every current topic central to the modern practice of cardiac surgery. The systematic and structured format of the book make it an ideal revision aid for postgraduate trainees in cardiac surgery preparing for certification and fellowship examination. To ensure the content is suitable for this purpose, each top

part |1 pages

Part A Fundamentals

chapter 1|17 pages

Cardiac surgical anatomy

chapter 2|22 pages

Cardiac surgical physiology

chapter 3|6 pages

Cardiovascular pharmacology

chapter 5|4 pages

Cardiac imaging

chapter 6|5 pages

Echocardiography

chapter 7|4 pages

Anesthesia for cardiac surgery

chapter 8|8 pages

Cardiopulmonary bypass

chapter 9|4 pages

Thermoregulation in cardiac surgery

chapter 10|4 pages

Hypothermic circulatory arrest

chapter 11|8 pages

Myocardial preservation

chapter 12|8 pages

Blood conservation

chapter 13|4 pages

Cardiac intensive care

chapter 14|4 pages

Postoperative complications

part |1 pages

Part B Adult Cardiac Surgery

chapter 16|31 pages

Myocardial revascularization

chapter 18|26 pages

Heart valve surgery

chapter 19|16 pages

Aortic surgery

chapter 20|4 pages

Surgery for atrial fibrillation

chapter 21|4 pages

Surgery for pericardial disease

chapter 22|4 pages

Surgery for cardiac tumors

chapter 23|12 pages

Surgery for trauma

chapter 24|4 pages

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

chapter 25|23 pages

Surgery for heart failure

chapter 26|10 pages

Heart transplantation

part |1 pages

Part C Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

chapter 27|3 pages

Atrial septal defect

chapter 28|4 pages

Ventricular septal defect

chapter 29|4 pages

Atrioventricular septal defect

chapter 30|5 pages

Patent ductus arteriosus

chapter 31|3 pages

Tricuspid atresia

chapter 33|3 pages

Tetralogy of Fallot

chapter 34|6 pages

The Fontan circulation

chapter 35|5 pages

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

chapter 36|7 pages

Transposition of the great arteries

chapter 37|5 pages

Double outlet right ventricle

chapter 38|3 pages

Truncus arteriosus

chapter 39|5 pages

Interrupted aortic arch

chapter 40|6 pages

Coarctation of the aorta

chapter 41|4 pages

Valvular disease in children