Main description:

The development of new techniques and the refinement of established procedures make cardiac surgery a fast-moving field. Core concepts in cardiac surgery has been developed to make it an invaluable textbook for the professional cardiac and cardiothoracic surgeon, covering both topical issues and updates in cardiac surgery. This provides the practising cardiac surgeon with current updates in the field, and controversial issues that affect everyday practice.

Written by an international team of renowned cardiac surgeons, each topic is split into a review of the current literature and then important technical details. Their wealth of professional experience has been distilled into tips and common pitfalls in practice throughout the book.

Extensively illustrated with full-colour photographs and artwork to facilitate understanding of complex procedures, Core concepts in cardiac surgery is also available on a companion website, to allow the authors to update the text regularly to reflect developments in the discipline.

Contents:

1: David Glineur: CABG conduits and graft configuration
2: Michael E. Halkos, Emmanuel Moss, and John D. Puskas: Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
3: Stephanie Mick, Suresh Keshavamurthy, and Johannes Bonatti: Current Status: Minimally invasive, robotic and hybrid coronary artery bypass surgery
4: Munir Boodhwani and Gebrine El Khoury: Aortic Valve Repair
5: Joerg Kempfert and Thomas Walther: Aortic valve: Conventional valve replacement and transcatheter valve implantation
6: Ourania Preventza and Joseph Coselli: Open and Endovascular Treatment Options in Thoracic Aortic Surgery
7: A. Marc Gillinov and Tomislav Mihaljevic: Mitral Valve Repair
8: Evelio Rodriguez and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr: Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
9: Stephen Westaby: Surgical Therapy for Heart Failure
10: Jason O. Robertson, Lindsey L. Saint, and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr: Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation
11: William E. Stansfield and Craig H. Selzman: Mechanical Circulatory Support
12: Ayyaz Ali and Robert L. Kormos: Heart Transplantation
13: Varun Puri and G Alexander Patterson: Current Status of Lung Transplantation