Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery fills the gap between encyclopaedic references and brief outlines, presenting just the right amount of information to guide trainees and practitioners who care for cardiac surgical patients.

Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery features:

• The introduction of Dr Zvara as co-editor
• A new chapter on Special Considerations
• Practical clinical information coupled with comprehensive descriptions of physiology
• Key facts and tables summarized for convenient access

Contents

1. Myocardial Physiology and the Interpretation of Cardiac Catheterization Data
2. Monitoring
3. Anesthesia for Myocardial Revascularization
4. Anesthesia for Valvular Heart Disease
5. Congenital Heart Disease
6. Anesthesia for Heart, Heart-Lung, and Lung Transplantation
7. Pericardial Disease
8. Anesthesia for Surgery of the Thoracic Aorta
9. Management of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
10. Mechanical Circulatory Support
11. Myocardial Preservation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass
12. Special Considerations during Cardiac Surgery

Index

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