Khonsari's Cardiac Surgery

Now in its Fifth 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). Chapters cover transplant surgery, surgery for end-stage cardiac disease, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), etc. Also included are updates in minimally invasive surgery and vascular and endovascular surgery.nbsp; Apply the very latest know-how with new sections on endovascular procedures, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), new approaches to Norwood reconstruction and repair of Ebstein anomaly, and alternative anatomic repairs of congenitally corrected transposition, as well as thorough updates to all chapters.
    Master nuances of surgical technique thanks to a wealth of step-by-step illustrations, many of them new, others colorized for greater clarity.
    Optimize outcomes with special coverage of avoiding and managing technical pitfalls and complications.
    Spot important details with the aid of distinctive “Nota Bene” notations.

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