The most comprehensive and current full-color cardiac surgery resource – updated by leading surgeons In 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: • Basics (includes history, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, computed tomography, risk assessment, simulation, and the fully integrated cardiovascular center) • Perioperative/Intraoperative Care • Ischemic Heart Disease • Aortic Valve Disease • Mitral Valve Disease • Surgery of the Great Vessels • Rhythm Surgery • Other Cardiac Operations (including congenital heart disease, pericardial disease, and cardiac neoplasms) • Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support The Fifth Edition has been updated throughout, and includes the latest advances in minimally invasive surgery and simulation.
In 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 ...
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Featuring full color illustrations, this book offers an introduction to the science of cardiovascular development before moving to detailed analysis of defects in different areas of the heart and their corrective procedures.
This book, written by an outstanding group of prominent physicians, will give the reader the knowledge and tools to approach these cases with confidence.
This text describes and illustrates with some 700 detailed anatomic and surgical drawings the whole spectrum of surgical procedures employed to treat acquired and congenital diseases of the heart and great vessels in adults and children.
Renowned cardiac surgeon and Harvard Professior Dr. Lawrence Cohn guides readers through every aspect of heart surgery - including diagnosis, treatment and management, operative strategy, decision-making and technique.
This edition reflects current ACLS guidelines and the latest developments in cardiac surgery. The transplantation chapter has been entirely rewritten by a new author.
This comprehensive text is the standard by which any other text should be judged." --Critical Care Medicine "It remains a classic and a must have for anyone involved in cardiac surgery." --Perfusion.com
Accompanying DVD contains ... "video clips to supplement the text descriptions of operations and procedures."-p-P. xxi.