Cardiac surgery: a complete guide

This textbook provides a succinct overview of cardiac surgery, with key concepts being emphasized throughout. An abundance of illustrations, intra-operative photographs, tables as well as information boxes, aids the reader to visualise, grasp and retain difficult concepts. The inclusion of evidence-based approaches to the management of a range of cardiac surgical conditions equips the reader with an understanding of how to overcome a variety of potentially tough clinical challenges. Concise Cardiac Surgery: A Complete Guide comprehensively covers a range of techniques used in cardiac surgery. It is therefore, an ideal resource for the trainee and practising cardiac surgeon seeking a practically focused text detailing how to apply the latest techniques and evidence-based approaches in their day-to-day practice. .

Cardiac Cathetrization -- Fractional Flow Reserve -- Echocardiography -- Cardiac Computed Tomography & Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Assessment Of Myocardial Viability -- Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography -- Blood Conservation Strategies In Cardiac Surgery -- Inotropes & Constrictors -- Cardiac Pacing In Adults -- Adult Cardiopulmonary Bypass -- Myocardial Protection -- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia -- Tissue Sealant -- Conduits For Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery -- Endoscopic Saphenous Vein & Radial Artery Harvesting -- Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery -- Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery -- Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass -- Total Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass -- Reoperation For Coronary Artery Disease -- Hybrid Coronary Revascularisation -- Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting -- Total Arterial Revascularisation -- Anastomotic Devices For Coronary Artery Surgery -- Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect -- Ischaemic Mitral Regurgitation -- Ventricular Aneurysms -- Coronary Endarterectomy -- Transmyocardial Revascularization -- Gene Therapy For Coronary Artery Disease -- Combined Carotid And Coronary Arte…