Cardiothoracic surgery Books

Key Topics in Cardiac Surgery includes every current topic central to the modern practice of cardiac surgery. The systematic and structured format of the book make it an ideal revision aid for postgraduate trainees in cardiac surgery preparing for...

The papers presented at the Fifth International Symposium on Heart Valves and published in this volume discuss clinical experience with heart valve replacement in pediatric patients, in adults (age 65 and younger), and in the...

Chirurgie De La Plevre Et Du Poumon est un livre �����crit par Terrier, Felix en 1899. Ce livre est une �����tude approfondie de la chirurgie de la pl�����vre et du poumon. Il couvre les diff�����rentes techniques chirurgicales utilis�����es pour traiter...

True Atlas, brilliantly illustrated. Succint review of surgical techniques, including minimally invasive approaches for GERD. Step by Step descriptions of 13 operative procedures in esophageal surgery. Significantly...

UNLOCK THE SECRETS TO A HEALTHIER HEART WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CARDIOLOGY!Are you curious about how your heart works?Wondering how to prevent heart disease?Interested in the latest cardiac treatments?If you answered yes, keep reading.In...

Advances in surgical technique and broadening indications for complex gastrointestinal procedures, surgical management of thoracic, hepato-pancreato-biliary, and colorectal diseases continues to evolve, but morbidity continues to be a persistent problem...

Computational Cardiovascular Mechanics provides a cohesive guide to creating mathematical models for the mechanics of diseased hearts to simulate the effects of current treatments for heart failure. Clearly organized in a two...

The goal of Endovascular Skills: Guidewire and Catheter Skills for Endovascular Surgery has always been to provide a "step-by-step" approach to techniques and procedures that comprise one of the most exciting and rapidly developing specialties in...

Getting to know Ralph Berg, the pioneering open-heart surgeon, was not easy. Many years passed before he was willing to divulge what informed so much of his later work: Jason, his youngest son. But Ralph Berg's own story began many decades before Jason's...

Pediatric cardiology is celebrating in the 1990s the 50th anniversary of the beginnings of the age of therapy. This informal `history' describes how the discipline grew from the era of pathologic anatomy to the dawn of...

Use of the implantable cardioverter/defibrillator is the most significant advance in the management of patients with life­ botn threatening cardiac arrhythmias. This device represents an important practical as well as ...

Pathophysiologische Zusammenhänge bilden die Grundlage für das Verständnis einer Krankheit. Dieses Buch beschreibt erstmalig umfassend die pathophysiologischen Zusammenhänge der wichtigsten Erkrankungen des ...

1m Manual der Herzchirurgie haben wir versucht, den Ablauf von Herzope­ rationen so detailliert wie moglich darzustellen, angefangen bei den grundle­ genden chirurgischen Techniken -einem wichtigen, jedoch oft vernachHissig­...

State of the Art: Radio-Anatomy of the Thoracic Aorta. 3D Imaging of the Aorta (CT, MRI and 3D Rotational Angiography). Embryology and Congenital Abnormalities of the Aorta. Hemodynamics of Aortic Dissection. Transesophageal Echocardiography for...

Chapter 1 Management of Advanced Heart Failure: An Overview Chapter 2 Understanding Cardiovascular Hemodynamics Chapter 3 Cardiorenal Syndromes Chapter 4 Diuretics in Heart Failure Chapter 5 Hyponatremia in Heart Failure and Ventricular Assist Device...

This text and guide discusses the surgical and medical management of congenital heart diseases in both adult and children. It describes the disease, pathology, treatment, complications and follow-up with extensive use of didactic material to educate the...

The Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Congenital Heart Disease is authored by physicians, nurses, and allied staff across a wide variety of disciplines at the Heart Center at Texas Children's Hospital. The book is not intended as a comprehensive...

In November 1986, I was invited to attend a symposium held in Barcelona on Diseases of the Pericardium. The course was directed by Dr. J. Soler-Soler, director of Cardiology at Hospital General Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona...

D. B. LONGMORE The concept ofthe meeting on which this book is based is unique. There has never be fore been a multi-disciplinary meeting based entirely on the concept of making a major branch of surgery safer. Hopefully, this...

It is essential to know all of the intricate lymph pathways when performing surgery for esophageal cancer in order to determine the extent of lymph node metastasis. Professor Sato has undertaken, at the request of the TNM...

The International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices has been held three times, first in 1985, then in 1987 and 1990. It is my great pleasure to present Artificial Heart 3 (Proceedings of the 3rd International...

As societies have aged and aortic diseases have become more prevalent, advances in diagnostic imaging and surgical techniques have brought significantly improved results for patients. In cardiovascular surgery, important...

Rotary blood pumps increasingly are being used in open heart surgery and in assisted circulation for patients with heart disease. These rotary devices include vortex (centrifugal) and axial pumps, which can be utilized in...

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...

It is with great pleasure that we here present Artificial Heart 4 (proceedings of the 4th international symposium on artificial heart and assist devices). The symposium was held in Tokyo, Japan, on August 7 and 8, 1992 under...

This book is a valuable resource on the subject of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery, which has recently been developed as a promising technique for reducing surgical damage to patients. Because of the increasing number of older patients...

This book focuses on how ventricular assist devices (VADs) can help provide destination therapy for patients with terminal heart failure, one of the most serious diseases in the world today because of the tremendous number of...

1.1 Statement of the Problem This work describes a new and effective computer algorithm for detecting the contours of ribs in ehest radiographs. The problem, which is common to both the research areas of Machine Vision and...

During the past three decades, Vascular Surgery has emerged as a specialty within general surgery. Fellowships are now available to equip surgeons with specialized skills for managing various vascular problems. Nev­ ertheless,...

Preoperative and intraoperative echocardiography has become an indispensable tool for guiding mitral valve surgery and has fostered the development of many innovative surgical techniques. Mitral valvuloplasty is now an...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common disorders with an increasing prevalence and incidence in the last two decades. This book, edited by two experienced surgeons and a clinical psychologist in cooperation with numerous...

After 7 years of clinical use, percutaneous transluminal coronary angio­ plasty (PTCA) has now found worldwide acceptance, and its basic techniques are well standardized. A growing number of invasive cardi­ ologists are...

It is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to edit a new volume of "Assisted Circulation". In the past 5 years there have been many changes in the philosophy of assisted circulation. There have been a large number of...

The papers presented in this book were held at the International Sym­ posium on "Prognosis of Coronary Heart Disease - Progression of Cor­ onary Arteriosclerosis" on October 22 and 23, 1982 in Bad Krozingen, FRG on the occasion...

This volume contains the revised texts of the presentations at the 29th International Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, held from July 2-5, 1980, in Dusseldorf under the presidency of Jan Nielobowicz...

Expanded knowledge about the pathophysiologic effects of severe in­ juries, advancements in the intensive care of victims of multiple injuries, and the treatment made possible by modem cardiovascular surgery make it appear...

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Department of Heart Surgery at the Rehabilitation Center in Bad Krozingen, we held under the aus­ pices of the European Society of Cardiology an International Symposium on March 17 to...