Cardiothoracic surgery

The motivation for this book was the recognition by two of us (RL and TL) that, despite our training as cardiologists, we had a limited understand- ing of many aspects of the surgical management of our patients.

As the practice of thoracic anesthesia becomes increasingly recognized as a major subspecialty of anesthesia, there is a growing need among current practitioners to evolve their neuraxial, regional, and general anesthesia techniques and expand their understanding of the latest evidence.

An accessible source of information about the current spectrum of anesthesia and critical care management of patients undergoing thoracic surgery.

Over a decade after the last edition, Operative Thoracic Surgery, Sixth Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated by a team of prestigious international contributors.

This book provides new perspectives on the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.

Cryopreserved allograft tissues are now standard materials for the reconstructive cardiac surgeon.

Mechanical Circulatory Support: Principles and Applications offers innovative approaches to complex clinical scenarios and represents the current state-of-the-art for managing patients on mechanical circulatory support devices.

The possibilities of surgical treatment of spinal disorders have expanded enormously in recent years.

This book comprehensively covers unusual and rare pathological cases in echocardiography.

This atlas provides a detailed visual resource of how sophisticated non-invasive imaging relates to the anatomy observed in a variety of cardiovascular pathologies.

This book provides an invaluable practically applicable and comprehensive manual to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

Oxford Case Histories in Lung Cancer contains a comprehensive selection of 40 clinical cases that reflects the multidisciplinary approach to the management of lung cancer.

The updated and expanded second edition of this book presents a contemporary review of the basic science, engineering technology, and clinical practice of cardiac bioelectric therapy.

The papers presented at the Fifth International Symposium on Heart Valves and published in this volume discuss clinical experience with heart valve replacement in pediatric patients, in adults (age 65 and younger), and in the elderly (age 66 and older).

The fifth edition of Bojar's Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery remains the gold standard for management of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Handbook of Endovascular Interventions presents a step-wise approach to the techniques of peripheral vascular interventions.

Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly: Evidence Based Practice is an important and timely book that reflects the thoughtful work of pioneers in geriatric surgery.

The last three decades have witnessed enormous progress in the care of patients with congenital heart disease.

In this concise but authoritative book, the authors take the reader through the epidemiology, risk factors and the basic mechanism of coronary artery disease.

Interventional cardiology means the cardiological practice of the future.

Heart failure is epidemic throughout the world.

While there are many outstanding resources providing in-depth review of electrophysiology topics, this extensively updated book is one of the few case-based books that comprehensively cover clinical electrophysiology, devices and ablation.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is, of 2024, one of the three main causes of death in the world, affecting around 12% of the world's population.

Great innovations take place within great institutions.

The second edition of this bestseller provides a practical, user-friendly manual guiding the theory and practice of cardiac electrophysiology.

There are growing questions regarding the safety, quality, risk management, and costs of PCC teams, their training and preparedness, and their implications on the welfare of patients and families.

The Must-Have Guide for Navigating the ICUThe House Officer's Guide to ICU Care is an eminently practical handbook for junior house officers, medical students, PAs, and nurses that offers nuts-and-bolts guidelines for optimal management of medical and surgical patients in the ICU setting.

As the practice of thoracic anesthesia becomes increasingly recognized as a major subspecialty of anesthesia, there is a growing need among current practitioners to evolve their neuraxial, regional, and general anesthesia techniques and expand their understanding of the latest evidence.

In On Bypass: Advanced Perfusion Techniques, editors Linda Mongero and James Beck have distilled the complex field of extrac- poreal circulation and intraoperative mechanical support down to its most basic and important components.

A bespoke, comprehensive and concise guide to the core competencies and latest management in congenital heart surgery.

This textbook provides a succinct overview of cardiac surgery, with key concepts being emphasized throughout.

Of all the developing fields of surgery, few have had the impact of vascular surgery in affecting so large a segment of the population with its potential for relief of disability or the prolongation of life.

In Cancer and the Heart, third edition, Dr.

The most authoritative, comprehensive, and clinicallyfocused guide to operative thoracic surgery--updatedwith the latest techniques and technologiesA Doody s Core Title for 2019!

In the last decade, technical improvements have changed the inventory of many research laboratories.

Cardiac implantable device (CIED) infections are a key issue since they have serious consequences in terms of morbidity, mortality and associated costs for healthcare systems.

Prospects of Heart Surgery: Psychological Adjustment to Coronary Bypass Grafting reports on a study of how patients and their spouses adjusted to the prospect, and then to the outcome, of coronary graft surgery.

Endovascular Interventions uses a case-based approach to present the current methodology used for the treatment of peripheral arterial and venous diseases.

An estimated 30,000 children are born in the USA with congenital heart disease each year, two thirds of which will require corrective surgery.

Intracardiac Echocardiography is the first echocardiographic textbook of its kind to specifically cover ICE.

The Fundamentals of Spine Surgery first aims to investigate the efficacy of several therapeutic modalities in the modern treatment of spinal pathologies.

Fundamentals of Frontline Surgery is an easy to read text, written by world class faculty, that provides clinicians with succinct and didactic information about what to do in high intensity, resource limited situations.

The book provides the newest definitive text on the current techniques used in assessing vascular disorders.

ST3 interviews are extremely competitive and achieving the highest possible score is essential in securing the surgical training post of choice.

The most authoritative, comprehensive, and current cardiac surgery resource - completely updated and in full colorDVD with surgical video clipsIn Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 4e the world s foremost cardiovascular surgeons and physicians deliver thorough, up-to-date coverage of operative strategy, decision-making, technique, and pre and postoperative management for treating the adult cardiac patient.