Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evolution of cardiac anesthesia and surgery -- Milestones in cardiac surgery -- The future of cardiology -- The future of cardiac surgery and anesthesia -- Cardiac physiology -- Coronary physiology and atherosclerosis -- Molecular cardiovascular medicine -- Systemic inflammation -- Pharmacology of anesthetic drugs -- Cardiovascular pharmacology -- Assessment of cardiac risk and the cardiology consultation: examining, imaging, optimizing, and recommending -- Cardiac catheterization laboratory: diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the adult patient -- Cardiac electrophysiology: diagnosis and treatment -- Monitoring of the heart and vasular system -- Intraoperative echocardiology -- Decision making and perioperative transesophageal echocardiography -- Central nervous system monitoring -- Coagulation monitoring -- Anesthesia for myocardial revascularization -- Valvular heart disease: replacement and repair -- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery -- Congenital heart disease in adults -- Thoracic aortic disease -- Cardiac pacing and electroversion -- Anesthesia for heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation -- New approaches to the surgical treatment of end-stage heart failure -- Cardiopulmonary bypass and the anesthesiologist -- Transfusion medicine and coagulation disorders -- Organ protection during cardiopulmonary bypass -- Discontinuing cardiopulmonary bypass -- Postoperative cardiac recovery and outcomes -- Postoperative cardiovascular management -- Postoperative respiratory care -- Central nervous system dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass -- Long-term complications and management -- Pain management for the postoperative cardiac patient -- Financial aspects of patient care -- Evaluating quality in cardiovascular surgery -- Reducing errors in cardiac anesthesiology -- Cardiac anesthesia: training, qualifications, teaching, and learning.