Cardiac Surgery: Current Issues 3

✍ Scribed by Donald B. Doty M.D. (auth.), Aurel C. Cernaianu, Anthony J. DelRossi (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 197
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The topics in this book represent the presentations given at the Fifth Annual Meeting entitled "Cardiac Surgery: Current Issues" held at the Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, November 18-20, 1993. This symposium was sponsored by the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the School of Cardiovascular Perfusion and the Department of Nursing Education and Quality Assurance of Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey, as well as the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey. Chapter authors were charged with the task of writing brief overviews of major issues related to the field of cardiac surgery. The book is specifically tailored to the needs of cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiovascular perfusion­ ists, allied health professionals and nursing personnel involved in all phases of caring for the cardiac surgical patient. Although intended as a reference source with emphasis on up-dated approaches applied in cardiac surgery, it is hoped that the discussion of these topiCS will compliment other texts and manuscripts. Obviously, a book of this length cannot cover the whole multidisciplinary and complex field of cardiac surgery. However, co-editors are certain that the annual appearance of this text will highlight comprehensive, new and Interesting approaches to the field of cardiac surgery.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Mechanical Valves and the Small Aortic Annulus: Replacement Versus Root Enlargement....Pages 1-6
Valve Repair in Acquired Heart Disease....Pages 7-11
Valve Surgery Combined with Myocardial Revascularization....Pages 13-18
Failed PTCA: Myocardial Protection and Surgical Management in the Catheterization Laboratory....Pages 19-26
Treatment of Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissections....Pages 27-37
Coarctation of the Aorta: Surgical Technique and Controversies....Pages 39-43
Selection of Conduits for Primary and Re-Do Operations....Pages 45-54
Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Aortic Stenosis....Pages 55-64
Surgical and Bioengineering Advances in the Treatment of Life Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias....Pages 65-76
Less Heparin for Cardiopulmonary Bypass....Pages 77-88
Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery....Pages 89-98
Patient Selection Criteria for Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement....Pages 99-103
Support of the Failing Heart by Mechanical Devices....Pages 105-134
ECMO in the 90’S....Pages 135-141
Radiofrequency Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia....Pages 143-148
Update in Internal Cardioverter Defibrillators....Pages 149-156
Hemodynamics in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: The Nursing Prospective....Pages 157-164
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Marfan Syndrome....Pages 165-168
Controversies in the Management of the Cardiac Surgical Patient....Pages 169-174
Rehabilitation Post Cardiac Surgery....Pages 175-182
Shifting Paradigms: Preparing Ourselves for the Next Century....Pages 183-186
Back Matter....Pages 187-197

✦ Subjects

Cardiology; Immunology; Internal Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Surgery