In Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, Fifth Edition, the world’s foremost cardiovascular surgeons deliver thorough, up-to-date coverage of operative strategy, decision making, technique, and pre- and post-operative management for treating the adult cardiac patient. Unmatched in both scope and clinical rigor, this classic text contains 63 chapters that highlight every important topic in cardiovascular surgery.

Presented in full color, Cardiac Surgery in the Adult takes readers through the optimal treatment of congenital, acquired, infectious, and traumatic diseases of the heart and great vessels. The book opens with a history of cardiac surgery and basic cardiac science, then moves into all types of cardiac surgery, providing both practicing surgeons and residents with insight into the very latest surgical protocols.

Cardiac Surgery in the Adult is logically divided into ten sections:

• Basics (includes history, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, computed tomography, risk assessment, simulation, and the fully integrated cardiovascular center)
  • Perioperative/Intraoperative Care
  • Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Aortic Valve Disease
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Surgery of the Great Vessels
  • Rhythm Surgery
  • Other Cardiac Operations (including congenital heart disease, pericardial disease, and cardiac neoplasms)
  • Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support

The Fifth Edition has been updated throughout, and includes the latest advances in minimally invasive surgery and simulation.

About the Author

Lawrence Cohn, MD (Boston, MA) is affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University.

David H. Adams, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, New York

Contents

Chapter 1: History of Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 2: Surgical Anatomy of the Heart
Chapter 3: Cardiac Surgical Physiology
Chapter 4: Cardiac Surgical Pharmacology
Chapter 5: Cardiovascular Pathology
Chapter 6: Computed Tomography of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Patient: Principles and Applications
Chapter 7: Risk Assessment and Performance Improvement in Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 8: Simulation in Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 9: The Integrated Cardiovascular Center
Chapter 10: Preoperative Evaluation for Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 11: Cardiac Anesthesia
Chapter 12: Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 13: Extracorporeal Circulation
Chapter 14: Transfusion Therapy and Blood Conservation
Chapter 15: Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
Chapter 16: Myocardial Protection
Chapter 17: Postoperative Care of Cardiac Surgery Patients
Chapter 18: Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support
Chapter 19: Myocardial Revascularization with Percutaneous Devices
Chapter 20: Myocardial Revascularization with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Chapter 21: Myocardial Revascularization Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Chapter 22: Myocardial Revascularization after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 23: Minimally Invasive Myocardial Revascularization
Chapter 24: Coronary Artery Reoperations
Chapter 25: Surgical Treatment of Complications of Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Septal Defect, Myocardial Rupture, and Left Ventricular Aneurysm
Chapter 26: Pathophysiology of Aortic Valve Disease
Chapter 27: Aortic Valve Replacement with a Mechanical Cardiac Valve Prosthesis
Chapter 28: Stented Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement
Chapter 29: Stentless Aortic Valve and Root Replacement
Chapter 30: Aortic Valve Repair and Aortic Valve-Sparing Operations
Chapter 31: Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Endocarditis
Chapter 32: Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery
Chapter 33: Percutaneous Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease
Chapter 34: Pathophysiology of Mitral Valve Disease
Chapter 35: Mitral Valve Repair
Chapter 36: Mitral Valve Repair: Rheumatic
Chapter 37: Surgery for Functional Mitral Regurgitation
Chapter 38: Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Endocarditis
Chapter 39: Mitral Valve Repair for Congenital Mitral Valve Disease in the Adult
Chapter 40: Minimally Invasive and Robotic Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Chapter 41: Percutaneous Catheter-based Mitral Valve Repair
Chapter 42: Mitral Valve Replacement
Chapter 43: Tricuspid Valve Disease
Chapter 44: Multiple Valve Disease
Chapter 45: Valvular and Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 46: Reoperative Valve Surgery
Chapter 47: Aortic Dissection
Chapter 48: Ascending and Arch Aortic Aneurysms
Chapter 49: Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chapter 50: Endovascular Therapy for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Disease
Chapter 51: Trauma to the Great Vessels
Chapter 52: Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chapter 53: Interventional Therapy for Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias
Chapter 54: Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation
Chapter 55: Surgical Implantation of Pacemakers and Automatic Defibrillators
Chapter 56: Surgery for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 57: Pericardial Disease
Chapter 58: Cardiac Neoplasms
Chapter 59: Immunobiology of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Chapter 60: Heart Transplantation
Chapter 61: Lung Transplantation and Heart-lung Transplantation
Chapter 62: Long-term Mechanical Circulatory Support and the Total Artificial Heart
Chapter 63: Tissue Engineering for Cardiac Valve Surgery