Advanced therapy in cardiac surgery 2nd ed with CD-ROM

This second edition of Advanced Therapy in Cardiac Surgery presents state-of-the-art techniques and an in-depth review of cardiac surgery from the leading authorities. Each of the 62 succinct chapters represents the personal treatment protocols of the experts. The Advanced Therapy concept is renowned for conveying therapeutic information in an efficient, quick-review format. This authoritative title provides access to expert consultations on the toughest challenges facing cardiac surgeons today.

CONTENTS. Use of Tissue Sealants in Cardiac Surgery. Anticoagulation for Medical Devices. Prophylaxis Against Atrial Fibrillation after Open Heart Surgery. What's New in Myocardial Protection. Blood Conservation for Open Heart Surgery. Heparin-Bonded Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits with Alternatives to Standard Anticoagulation. Anti-Inflammatory Strategies during Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Prevention of Neurologic Injury During Open Heart Surgery and Great Vessel Surgery. Intra-arterial Thrombolysis for the Treatment of Stroke After Cardiac Surgery. Postinfarct Ventricular Septal Defect Repair. Off Pump CABG (OPCAB). Use of Robotics in Cardiac Surgery. Beating-Heart Bypass Grafting with Temporary Cardiac Assist. Totally Endoscopic Bypass grafting. Advances in Coronary Artery Surgery. Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization. Angiogenesis and Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease. Minimally Invasive Cardiac Valve Surgery. Aortic Homograft. Pulmonary Autograft. Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy. New Tissue Valves. Update of Stentless Valves. Mitral Valve Repair. Robotic Assisted Mitral Valve Surgery. Optimal Treatment of IHSS. Management of the Small Aortic Root. Apicoaortic Conduit for LVOFT Obstruction. Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis. Cardiac Reoperations in Adults with Congenital Heart Repairs. Minimally Invasive Maze Procedure. Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Principles of Cerebral Protection During Operations on the Thoracic Aorta. Marfans Syndrome. Valve Sparing Operations for Dilated Aortic Root. Aneurysms of the Aortic Arch. Strategies for Aortic Arch Reconstruction without Circulatory Arrest. Aortic Dissections. Spinal Cord Protection During Operations of the Thoracic Aorta. Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Endovascular Stent-Grafts for Thoracic Aneurysms and Dissections. Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Heart and Lung Surgery. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Circulatory Support. Left Ventricular Volume Reduction for Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Dynamic to Cellular Cardiomyoplasty. Myocardial Cell Implants. Skeletal Muscle Ventricles. Mechanical Devices for Temporary Support. New Devices to Support the Heart: Passive Ventricular Constraint and Direct Compression. Kantrowitz Cardiovad. New Rotary Blood Pumps. Centrifugal Blood Pumps. New Implantable Pulsatile Blood Pumps. Implantable Left Ventricle Assist Devise (LVAD) Infections. Update on the Total Artificial Heart. Heart Preservation. Advances in Immunosuppression. Allograft CAD. Advances in Cardiac Transplantation. Heart-Lung Transplantation. Update of Cardiac Xenotransplantation. Role of Gene Therapy and Stem Cells in Cardiac Surgery

Cardiac surgeons (practicing and training), anesthesiologists, cardiologists, allied health care workers