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Covers various topics involved in the practice of a cardiac surgeon. This book features chapters that are structured to include aetiology, pathophysiology, indications for surgery, peri-operative management, surgical options and postoperative care. It is suitable for adult cardiologists and cardiothoracic intensive care unit specialists.

Key Questions in Cardiac Surgery

Partial contents: Cardiac anatomy; Cardiac physiology; Cardiac pharmacology; Electrocardiography; Echocardiography; Cardiac radiological imaging; Coronary angiography; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Adjuncts to cardiopulmonary bypass; extra-corporeal membrane oxygenator; deep hypothermic circulatory arrest; retrograde and antegrade cerebral perfusion; blood conservation; Myocardial protection; Aortic valve disease; Mitral valve disease; Infective endocarditis and tricuspid valve disease; Thoracic aortic disease; Coronary artery disease; Heart failure surgery; cardiac transplantation; ventricular assist devices; surgical ventricular restoration; Miscellaneous; cardiac trauma; arrhythmia surgery; pericardial diseases; cardiac tumours; 18. Adult congenital heart disease; atrial septal defects; ventricular septal defects; coarctation of the aorta; tetralogy of Fallot; Postoperative management; Cardiothoracic intensive care management.