Cardiac Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Mechanical Valves and the Small Aortic Annulus: Replacement Versus Root Enlargement

   • Donald B. Doty

   Pages 1-6

3. Valve Repair in Acquired Heart Disease

   • Robert B. Karp

   Pages 7-11

4. Valve Surgery Combined with Myocardial Revascularization

   • Patrick M. McCarthy

   Pages 13-18

5. Failed PTCA: Myocardial Protection and Surgical Management in the Catheterization Laboratory

   • Timothy J. Gardner

   Pages 19-26

6. Treatment of Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissections

   • Jan D. Galla, Randall B. Griepp

   Pages 27-37

7. Coarctation of the Aorta: Surgical Technique and Controversies

   • Robert B. Karp

   Pages 39-43

8. Selection of Conduits for Primary and Re-Do Operations

   • John L. Ochsner

   Pages 45-54

9. Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Aortic Stenosis

   • Donald B. Doty

   Pages 55-64

10. Surgical and Bioengineering Advances in the Treatment of Life Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias

    • Alden H. Harken, Patricia A. Kelly, David Mann, Roger S. Damle, Michael Reiter

    Pages 65-76

11. Less Heparin for Cardiopulmonary Bypass

    • Ludwig K. von Segesser, Branko M. Weiss, Michele Genoni, Boris Leskosek, Marko I. Turina

    Pages 77-88

12. Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery

    • John W. Hammon Jr.

    Pages 89-98

13. Patient Selection Criteria for Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement

    • Mehmet C. Oz, Howard R. Levin, Keith Reemtsma, Eric A. Rose

    Pages 99-103

14. Support of the Failing Heart by Mechanical Devices

    • William C. DeVries

    Pages 105-134

15. ECMO in the 90’S

    • Sherry C. Faulkner

    Pages 135-141

16. Radiofrequency Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia

    • Joan M. Craney

    Pages 143-148

17. Update in Internal Cardioverter Defibrillators

    • Julia Ann Purcell

    Pages 149-156

18. Hemodynamics in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: The Nursing Prospective

    • Mary Ellen Kern

    Pages 157-164

19. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Marfan Syndrome

    • Jane V. Stewart

    Pages 165-168

20. Controversies in the Management of the Cardiac Surgical Patient

    • Debra J. Lynn-McHale

    Pages 169-174

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.

• Ablation
• Bypass
• Surgery
• blood
• cardiac surgery
• cardiovascular
• care
• heart
• hemodynamics
• intensive care
• management
• medicine
• nursing
• research
• treatment

• Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Camden, USA

  Aurel C. Cernaianu, Anthony J. DelRossi

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