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Cardiac Surgery: Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique, 4th edition
by Siavosh Khonsari, Colleen Flint Sintek, Timothy C. Hengst (Illustrator)-
Hard Cover
KWD74.090
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.
Doody's Core Titles™ 2009.
=Doody's Core Title Review:
I-wen Wang, M.D., Ph.D.(Washington University School of Medicine)
"This is a useful tool for younger cardiac surgeons. I used earlier editions during my cardiac training and found them to be helpful in preparing for the oral boards. The new edition is even more comprehensive and well illustrated." I-wen Wang, M.D., Ph.D.(Washington University School of Medicine)
=Table Of Contents
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Surgical Approaches to the Heart and Great Vessels
Preparation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Myocardial Preservation
Venting and Deairing of the Heart
SURGERY FOR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE
Surgery of the Aortic Valve
Surgery of the Mitral Valve
Surgery of the Tricuspid Valve
Surgery of the Aorta
Surgery for Coronary Disease
Surgery for Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction
Heart Transplantation
Cardiac Tumors
Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation
SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Coarctation of the Aorta
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
Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
Transposition of the Great Vessels
Aortopulmonary Window
Truncus Arteriosus
Ebstein's Anomaly
Interrupted and Hypoplastic Aortic Arch
The Norwood Principle
The Fontan Principle
Coronary Artery Anomalies
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SKU9780781769501
KWD74.090
ISBN:
9780781769501
Publisher:
Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication Date:
Jan 11, 2007
Cover:
Hard cover
Pages:
448
Weight:
1.280 kg