Contents:

Surgical Approaches to the Heart and Great Vessels

Preparation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Myocardial Preservation

Venting and Deairing of the Heart

Surgery of the Aortic Valve

Left Ventricular Outflow Tract

Surgery of the Mitral Valve

Surgery of the Tricuspid Valve

Pulmonary Artery Banding

Vascular Ring and Pulmonary Artery Sling

Systemic Pulmonary Shunting

Atrial Septal Defect

Total Anomalous Venous Connection

Ventricular Septal Defect

Atrioventricular Septal Defect

Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction


Surgery of the Aorta

Surgery for Coronary Disease

Surgery for Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction

Heart Transplantation

Cardiac Tumors

Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Coarctation of the Aorta

Obstruction

Transposition of the Great Vessels

Aortopulmonary Window

Ebstein Anomaly

The Norwood Principle

The Fontan Principle

Coronary Artery Anomalies

Now in its Fourth Edition, this text is a practical, heavily illustrated guide to procedures in cardiac surgery. Chapters cover acquired and congenital diseases and include surgical anatomy, surgical exposures, and step-by-step procedural details. The authors indicate pitfalls with a hazard sign and flag points of special interest with "NB" (Nota Bene).

This edition has contributions from Abbas Ardehali, MD, FACS, the director of the UCLA heart, heart-lung, and lung transplant program. Highlights include a new chapter on heart transplantation. Also included are updates in minimally invasive surgery and vascular and endovascular surgery. Common terms and phrases:

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