Cardiac Surgery

The development of new techniques as well as the refinement of established procedures has led to great progress in cardiac surgery. Providing an ideal synopsis of the growth in this area, Cardiac Surgery: Recent Advances and Techniques systematically reviews all the new developments in cardiac surgery, from transcatheter aortic valve implantation to minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. Recognised leaders and innovators throughout the world describe each technique and include up-to-date information regarding current trials relating to each new procedure. Each chapter contains images and drawings to illustrate the techniques and the book provides ample references to facilitate further study. This volume is designed for anyone involved in the practice of cardiac surgery, from residents at all stages of their training programme to established cardiac surgeons. Cardiologists and cardiothoracic intensive care unit specialists will also find this book useful to better understand the management of patients undergoing these procedures. All cardiac surgeons are required to keep up to date with current practice for recertification purposes. Cardiac Surgery: Recent Advances and Techniques is an essential reference for this purpose. FEATURES Provides detailed coverage of all the new developments in the expanding specialty of cardiac surgery Discusses minimally invasive coronary artery bypass and mitral valve surgery Examines treatment for tricuspid valve disease Explores cellular cardiomyoplasty / stem cell therapy and valve sparing aortic root replacement Provides the latest on endovascular stent grafting of the thoracic aorta and arrhythmia surgery CONTENTS Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery; Michael E. Halkos and John D. Puskas Minimized Extracorporeal Circulation; Narain Moorjani and Sunil K. Ohri Recent Developments in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation; Ardawan J. Rastan, Michael A. Borger, Martin Haensig, Jörg Kempfert and Friedrich W. Mohr Aortic Valve Repair; Joel Price and Gebrine El Khoury Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery; Hazaim Alwair, Evelio Rodriguez, W. Randolph Chitwood Jr. and L. Wiley Nifong Tricuspid Valve Disease; K. M. John Chan and Gilles D. Dreyfus Arrhythmia Surgery; Lindsey L. Saint, Jason O. Robertson, Richard B. Schuessler and Ralph J. Damiano Jr. Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement; Neel R. Sodha, Kaushik Mandal and Duke E. Cameron Endovascular Stent Grafting of the Thoracic Aorta; Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, Wilson Y. Szeto, G. William Moser, Tyler J. Wallen and Joseph E. Bavaria Cellular Cardiomyoplasty and Stem Cell Therapy; Philippe Menasche Left Ventricular Remodelling Surgery; Lorenzo Menicanti and Serenella Castelvecchio Mechanical Circulatory Support; Stephen Westaby Index Narain Moorjani, MB ChB, MRCS, MD, FRCS (C-Th), Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK, and Associate Lecturer at the University of Cambridge. Sunil K. Ohri, MD, FRCS (Eng, Ed & C-Th), FESC, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at University Hospital Southampton, UK, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton. Andrew S. Wechsler, MD, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, USA and editor emeritus of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.