Title: Atlas of cardiac surgical techniques : a volume in the Surgical techniques atlas series /
Authors: Sellke, Frank W.; Ruel, Marc.
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Cardiovascular Diseases surgery; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiovascular Diseases surgery.; Cardiac Surgical Procedures.; Heart Surgery Atlases.
Abstract: A title in the new Surgical Techniques Atlas series edited by Drs. Townsend and Evers, presents state-of-the-art updates on all main cardiac surgical techniques performed today. Drs. Sellke and Ruel, along with esteemed international contributors, offer you expert advice on a variety of techniquesopen and interventionalto help you expand your surgical repertoire and hone your skills. Full-color illustrations and photographs enhance visual guidance and Expert Consult functionality gives you easy access to the full text online at expertconsult.com.Includes convenient access to the full-text online as well as procedural videos that show you how to proceed.
Contents: Section I. Basic Techniques: Incisions for cardiac surgery -- Cannulation techniques for cardiopulmonary bypass -- Section II. Operations for Coronary Artery Disease: On-pump coronary artery bypass grafting -- Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting -- Endoscopic and traditional minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass -- Minimally invasive cardiac surgical coronary artery bypass grafting -- robotic coronoary artery bypass grafting -- Postinfarction ventricular septal defect -- Section III. Operations for Valvular Heart Disease: Aortic valave replacement -- Aortic root enlargementtechniques -- Aortic valve-sparing operations -- Bentall procedure -- Aortic homografts -- Ross procedure -- Repair of the myxomatous degenerated mitral valve -- Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement : partial sternotomy approach -- Percutaneous mitral valve repair technniques -- Tricuspid valve operations -- Section IV. Operations for Aortic Disease: Type A aortic dissections -- Type B aortic dissections -- Aortic arch aneurysms -- Thoracoabdominal aneurysms -- Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for descending thoracic aortic and aortic arch aneurysms -- Section V. Miscellaneous Operations: Surgery for atrial fibrillation -- Surgery for left ventricular aneurysm and remodelling -- Pulsatile and axial ventricular support -- Heart transplantation -- Heart-lung transplantation.