Cardiac Surgery, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Current Issues 3

The topics in this book represent the presentations given at the Fifth Annual Meeting entitled "Cardiac Surgery: Current Issues" held at the Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, November 18-20, 1993. This symposium was sponsored by the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the School of Cardiovascular Perfusion and the Department of Nursing Education and Quality Assurance of Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey, as well as the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey. Chapter authors were charged with the task of writing brief overviews of major issues related to the field of cardiac surgery. The book is specifically tailored to the needs of cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiovascular perfusion­ ists, allied health professionals and nursing personnel involved in all phases of caring for the cardiac surgical patient. Although intended as a reference source with emphasis on up-dated approaches applied in cardiac surgery, it is hoped that the discussion of these topiCS will compliment other texts and manuscripts. Obviously, a book of this length cannot cover the whole multidisciplinary and complex field of cardiac surgery. However, co-editors are certain that the annual appearance of this text will highlight comprehensive, new and Interesting approaches to the field of cardiac surgery.

Mechanical Valves and the Small Aortic Annulus: Replacement Versus Root Enlargement (D.B. Doty). Valve Repair in Acquired Heart Disease (R.B Karp). Valve Surgery Combined with Myocardial Revascularization (P. M. McCarthy). Failed PTCA: Myocardial Protection and Surgical Management in the Catheterization Laboratory (T.J. Gardner). Treatment of Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissections (J.D. Galla, R.B. Griepp). Coarction of the Aorta: Surgical Technique and Controversies (R.B. Karp). Selection of Conduits for Primary and Redo Operations (J.L. Ochsner). Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Aortic Stenosis (D.B. Doty). Surgical and Bioengineering Advances in the Treatment of Life Threatening Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias (A.H. Harken et al.). Less Heparin for Cardiopulmunary Bypass (L.K. von Segesser et al.). Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery (J.W. Hammon, Jr.). Patient Selection Criteria for Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement (M.C. Oz et al.). Support of the Failing Heart by Mechanical Devices (W.W.C. DeVries). ECMO in the 1990s (S.C. Faulkner). Radiofrequency Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia (J.M. Craney). Update in Internal Cardioverter Defibrillators (J.A. Purcell). Hemodynamics in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: The Nursing Prospective (M.E. Kern). 4 additional articles. Index.