Cardiac Surgery. Recent Advances and Techniques

Description

The development of new techniques as well as the refinement of established procedures has led to great progress in cardiac surgery. Providing an ideal synopsis of the growth in this area, Cardiac Surgery: Recent Advances and Techniques systematically reviews all the new developments in cardiac surgery, from transcatheter aortic valve implantation to minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.

Recognised leaders and innovators throughout the world describe each technique and include up-to-date information regarding current trials relating to each new procedure. Each chapter contains images and drawings to illustrate the techniques and the book provides ample references to facilitate further study.

This volume is designed for anyone involved in the practice of cardiac surgery, from residents at all stages of their training programme to established cardiac surgeons. Cardiologists and cardiothoracic intensive care unit specialists will also find this book useful to better understand the management of patients undergoing these procedures.

All cardiac surgeons are required to keep up to date with current practice for recertification purposes. Cardiac Surgery: Recent Advances and Techniques is an essential reference for this purpose.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery;
Michael E. Halkos and John D. Puskas

Chapter 2: Minimized Extracorporeal Circulation;
Narain Moorjani and Sunil K. Ohri

Chapter 3: Recent Developments in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation;
Ardawan J. Rastan, Michael A. Borger, Martin Haensig, Jörg Kempfert and Friedrich W. Mohr

Chapter 4: Aortic Valve Repair;
Joel Price and Gebrine El Khoury

Chapter 5: Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery;
Hazaim Alwair, Evelio Rodriguez, W. Randolph Chitwood Jr. and L. Wiley Nifong

Chapter 6: Tricuspid Valve Disease;
K. M. John Chan and Gilles D. Dreyfus

Chapter 7: Arrhythmia Surgery;
Lindsey L. Saint, Jason O. Robertson, Richard B. Schuessler and Ralph J. Damiano Jr.

Chapter 8: Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement;
Neel R. Sodha, Kaushik Mandal and Duke E. Cameron

Chapter 9: Endovascular Stent Grafting of the Thoracic Aorta;
Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, Wilson Y. Szeto, G. William Moser, Tyler J. Wallen and Joseph E. Bavaria

Chapter 10: Cellular Cardiomyoplasty and Stem Cell Therapy;
Philippe Menasche

Chapter 11: Left Ventricular Remodelling Surgery;
Lorenzo Menicanti and Serenella Castelvecchio

Chapter 12: Mechanical Circulatory Support;
Stephen Westaby

Index

Authors

Narain Moorjani, MB ChB, MRCS, MD, FRCS (C-Th), Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK, and Associate Lecturer at the University of Cambridge.

Sunil K. Ohri, MD, FRCS (Eng, Ed & C-Th), FESC, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at University Hospital Southampton, UK, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton.

Andrew S. Wechsler, MD, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, USA and editor emeritus of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.