Cardiothoracic surgery

In this pathbreaking volume, a multidisciplinary team of international experts puts catheter based treatment techniques in context by exploring the pathobiology of specific diseases alongside a discussion of imaging tools and functional tests, and a comparison to alternative treatment approaches provided by cardiovascular surgery.

Cardiac performance is regulated not only by cardiac muscle properties but also by several other factors, including those associated with the neurohumoral system and the mechanical characteristics of the peripheral circulation.

This book provides an overview of the use of rapid prototyping in patients with cardiac pathology.

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Die kardiovaskuläre Mortalität in der alten Bundesrepublik zeigte während des letzten Jahrzehnts für die Männer eine geringgradige Abnahme, für die Frauen jedoch eine Zunahme.

This is a comprehensive translational reference covering a range of topics within heart transplantation.

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date summary of drug-coated balloon (DCB) technology and the role of DCBs in the treatment of coronary and peripheral arterial disease.

Despite all efforts and success in medical treatment, the incidence of (end-stage) chronic heart failure is increasing.

Cardiovascular fluid mechanics is now used as a tool in determining diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis by physicians and surgeons working in the fields of cardiology and angiology.

Cardiac Valve Replacement: Current Status is the proceedings of the Fourth Interna- tional Symposium on the ST.

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.

The main target of clinical and academic cardiology activities is to optimize the patient's management and ultimately their welfare.

Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis comprehensively covers all aspects of noninvasive evaluation of the circulatory system in the extremities.

The first edition of Robotic Surgery was written only a decade after the introduction of robotic technology.

The second edition of Endocrine Surgery is a comprehensive update of the previous edition published in 2003.

This book provides a concise, practically applicable guide to the management of patients born with a univentricular heart defect.

Fundamentals of Congenital Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery is a first of its kind, fully-illustrated guide that is solely dedicated to the most diffused congenital minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures.

This comprehensive reference provides easy access to information on the fundamental and practical aspects of modern cardiological practice, covering emerging fields and high technology, and dispensing practical clinical wisdom.

Expressly created to assist with decision making for surgical treatment of congenital heart defects, this new reference covers all relevant aspects.

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.

Die interventionelle Kardiologie hat das Spektrum der Therapie am Herzen gewaltig verändert.

The development of new techniques and the refinement of established procedures make cardiac surgery a fast-moving field.

Lung transplantation (LTx) is a life-saving treatment for people with severe end-stage lung disease.

This book provides a multidisciplinary approach to the maintenance of hemostasis and minimisation of blood loss in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

This book describes a wide range of interventional procedures currently employed in the treatment of cardiac diseases in women with the aim of enabling not only interventional cardiologists but also cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to refine their approach to female patients and thus improve outcomes.

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

Great innovations take place within great institutions.

This book shows how new technologies and technical skills together with deeper understanding of pathophysiology of visceral and renal ischemia have contributed to significant improvements in the clinical outcomes in patients undergoing complex aortic repair involving splanchnic arteries.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to artificial hearts, summarizing the latest advances in basic technologies, design, evaluation, and management.

Fundamentals of Congenital Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery is a first of its kind, fully-illustrated guide that is solely dedicated to the most diffused congenital minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures.

This text reviews the postoperative management of patients who have undergone cardiac surgical procedures, some of the most common and most complicated forms of surgery.

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

Heart failure is an important and ever expanding sub-speciality of cardiology.

This book reviews the management of right heart diseases, incorporating etiology, physiopathology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

"e;Rate Adaptive Cardiac Pacing"e; provides a comprehensiveoverview of this most advanced form of stimulating the heartby means of cardiac pacemakers that vary the pacing rateaccording to the needs of the patients.

Redo cardiac surgeries are challenging cases with a myriad of influential factors, ranging from the patient's pathology to the whimsy of the previous surgeon.

The book will be written by the experts in the disease including imaging, interventional cardiology and surgical valve expertise.

Thoracic anaesthesia is regarded as a post fellowship sub-speciality within anaesthesia, and can be daunting.

This book provides comprehensive information and clarity on all aspects of diagnosing and managing constrictive pericarditis.

Management of Heart Failure: Surgical will provide the full spectrum of surgical options, ICU management and rehabilitation, while also referencing heavily the companion volume of Management of Heart Failure: Medical by introducing the medical options in heart failure .

This latest book in the Clinical Cases in Cardiology series presents a variety of commonly and rarely encountered cases associated with ?

Venous Ultrasound 2e is the essential text for anyone involved in the treatment of chronic venous disease.

Consisting of 13 chapters, this book is uniformly written to provide sensible, matter-of-fact methods for understanding and caring for patients with permanent pacemakers, ICDs and CRT systems.

This case-based atlas encompasses all aspects of imaging in congenital cardiac defects, cardiac masses, inflammatory and acquired heart diseases, cardiomyopathies and coronary-related pathologies.

Die Verfahren der extrakorporalen Zirkulation (EKZ) werden zur Aufrechterhaltung der Herz-Kreislauf-Funktion im Rahmen von Herzoperationen und bei kardialem und pulmonalem Versagen eingesetzt.

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