Cardiac Surgery and Concomitant Disease

J. Ennker , Lahr, Germany (Ed.)

The incidence of concomitant disease in patients referred for cardiac surgery has increased substantially throughout the years. Years ago a significant proportion of patients due for cardiac surgery would not have been operated on, as the risk of concomitant disease were estimated as being too high. Over the years techniques in cardiac surgery, anaesthesiology and intensive care treatment have improved, thus, enabling us to operate on and to treat more severely ill patients and those with extraneous complications. Cardiac Surgery and Concomitant Disease presents the current knowledge in dealing with high risk patients scheduled for cardiac surgery.

J. Ennker , Lahr, Germany (Ed.)

Contents: - Preface - Introduction - Cardiac surgery and the influence of endocrine disorders - Obesity - A risk factor in coronary artery surgery? - Cardiac surgery and pregnancy - The impact of gender on cardiac surgical outcome - Cardiac surgery in adult patients with congenital heart and severe concomitant disease - Cardiac surgery in diabetic patients - Cardiac surgery and neurological disorders - The role of heart transplantation and assist devices in patients with severe concomitant diseases