1. History of Cardiac Surgery 3
2. Surgical Anatomy of the Heart 35
3. A Synopsis of Cardiac Physiology 59
4. Pathologic Considerations in the Surgery of Adult Heart
Disease 85
5. Preoperative Evaluation 145
6. Risk Stratification and Comorbidity 165
7. Cardiac Anesthesia 191
8. Cardiac Surgical Pharmacology 225
9. Extracorporeal Perfusion 255
10. Intraoperative Protection of Organs: Hypothermia,
Cardioplegia, and Cerebroplegia 295
11. Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support 319
12.Early Postoperative Care 339
13. Complications of Cardiac Surgery 369
14. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 403
15. Indications for Revascularization 441
16. Myocardial Revascularization without Thoracotomy 459
17. Techniques of Myocardial Revascularization 481
18. First Operation for Myocardial Revascularization 535
19. Coronary Reoperations 573
20. Myocardial Revascularization in the Presence of Carotid
Arterial Disease 597
21. Surgery for Acute Myocardial Infarction - Cardiogenic Shock
609
22. Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect and Free Wall
Rupture 629
23. Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation 657
24. Left Ventricular Aneurysm 677
25. Mechanisms of Surgically Treated Arrhythmias and Conduction
Disturbances 697
26. Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias 737
27. Practical Considerations in Pacemaker-Defibrillator Surgery
793
28. Pathophysiology of Aortic Valve Disease 835
29. Mechanical and Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement 859
30. Aortic Valvular Allografts and Pulmonary Autografts 911
31. Complex Operations of the Aortic Root 939
32. Pathophysiology of Mitral Valve Disease and Operative
Indications 959
33.Mitral Valvuloplasty 991
34.Mechanical and Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement 1025
35.Tricuspid Valve Disease 1051
36.Multiple Valve Disease 1071
37.Valvular and Ischemic Heart Disease 1101
38.Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm 1125
39.Ascending Aortic Aneurysm 1165
40.Aneurysms of the Aortic Arch 1197
41.Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms 1227
42.Traumatic Aorta Rupture 1245
43.Blunt and Penetrating Trauma to the Heart and Central Great
Vssels 1271
44 Pericardial Diseases 1303
45 Pulmonary Thromboembolism 1319
46 Cardiac Neoplasms 1345
47 Surgery for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease 1363
48 Immunobiology of Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation 1385
49 Heart Transplantation 1409
50 Transplantation of the Heart and Lungs 1451
51 Long-term Mechanical Circulatory Support 1477
52 Cardiomyoplasty 1491
Index 1505
The definitive resource covering all aspects of heart surgery in
adults! With over 1,100 step-by-step illustrations detailing each
procedure, this comprehensive text provides guidance through all
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as well as a large amount of new illustrations depicting the
surgical anatomy.
