Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery 2-Volume Set

The definitive textbook in both adult and pediatric cardiac surgery is back...updated and revised in a new, 3rd Edition! It thoroughly covers the full range of new and classic surgical procedures and presents the up-to-date clinical evidence practitioners need to make effective management decisions.

With one additional contributing expert.
Key Features

Covers ischemic, valvular, and congenital heart disease; cardiac tumors; constrictive pericarditis; thoracic aortic surgery; cardiac transplantation; and much more.
Explores each condition's natural history, diagnostic criteria, indications for surgery, operative techniques, and follow-up care.

New to this Edition

Features brand-new chapters covering diseases of the pulmonary arteries and diseases of the systemic veins, including Infective Endocarditis (Ch. 15).
Incorporates significant updates on coronary artery disease, aortic valve disease, cardiac rhythm disturbances, heart failure and transplantation, disease of the thoracic aorta, tetralogy of Fallot, anesthesia, and postoperative care.
Presents thousands of up-to-date references.
Features hundreds of new procedural illustrations.

Contents

I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

1: Anatomy, Dimensions, Terminology and Imaging Techniques

2: Hypothermia, Circulatory Arrest, and Cardiopulmonary Bypass

3: Myocardial Protection during Operations with Cardiopulmonary Bypass

4: Anesthesia for Cardiovascular Surgery

5: Postoperative Care

6: The Generation of Knowledge from Information, Data, and Analyses

II. ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

7: Stenotic Arteriosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease

8: Left Ventricular Aneurysm

9: Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect and Free Wall Rupture

10: Mitral Regurgitation from Ischemic Heart Disease

III. ACQUIRED VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

11: Mitral Valve Disease w/ or w/o Tricuspid Valve Disease

12: Aortic Valve Disease

13: Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Disease with or without Tricuspid Valve Disease

14: Tricuspid Valve Disease

15: Infective Endocarditis

IV. CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

16: Atrial Septal Defect and Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

17: Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection and Congenital Pulmonary Venous Stenosis

18: Cor Triatriatum

19: Unroofed Coronary Sinus Syndrome

20: Atrioventricular Septal Defect

21: Ventricular Septal Defect

22: Congenital Aneurysm of the Sinus of Valsalva

23: Patent Ductus Arteriosus

24: Tetralogy with Pulmonary Atresia (Tetralology of Fallot)

25: Pulmonary Stenosis and Intact Ventricular Septum

26: Pulmonary Atresia and Intact Ventricular Septum

27: Tricuspid Atresia and the Fontan Operation

28: Ebstein's Malformation

29: Truncus Arteriosus

30: Aortopulmonary Window

31: Origin of the Right or Left Pulmonary Artery from the Ascending Aorta

32: Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries

33: Congenital Aortic Stenosis

34: Coarctation of the Aorta and Interrupted Aortic Arch

35: Aortic Atresia and Other Forms of Hypoplastic Left Heart

36: Congenital Mitral Valve Disease

37: Vascular Rings and Slings

38: Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries

39: Double Outlet Right Ventricle

40: Double Outlet Left Ventricle

41: Atrioventricular Discordant Connection and Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries

42: Double Inlet Ventricle and Atretic Atrioventricular Valve

43: Anatomically Corrected Malposition of the Great Arteries

44: Atrial Isomerism

V. OTHER CARDIAC CONDITIONS

45: Cardiac Rhythm Disturbance

46: Cardiac Trauma

47: Cardiac Tumors

48: Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

49: Heart Failure

50: Pericardial Disease

VI. DISEASES OF THE THORACIC ARTERIES AND VEINS

51: Acute Traumatic Aortic Transection

52: Acute Aortic Dissection

53: Chronic Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Disease

54: Diseases of the Pulmonary Arteries

55: Diseases of the Systemic Veins

Data publicarii: Noiembrie 2003