and K. M. John Chan (1) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK Introduction Conventional cardiac surgery is usually carried out through a median sternotomy. This…
and K. M. John Chan (1) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK Introduction When performing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), several decisions need to be…
and K. M. John Chan (1) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK Introduction Atrial myxomas are the most common cardiac tumours in adults. They are…
, Kok Meng John Chan and John R. Pepper (1) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK Introduction Surgery on the ascending aorta and aortic root is indicated…
and K. M. John Chan (1) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK Introduction The most common indication for aortic valve replacement in the Western world…
Fig. 7.1 Cross-sectional view at the level of the semilunar valves. In the aortic valve, the right coronary artery ostium can be observed in the right sinus and the beginning…
Biopsy Explanted heart Clinical autopsy Medico-legal autopsy Diagnosis of myocarditis and cardiomyopathies Diagnosis Correlation with imaging techniques Cause of death Diagnosis of rejection, infection, or lymphoproliferative disorder in a transplanted…
Description Thrombosis Non-atherosclerotic Intimal Lesions Intimal hyperplasia Accumulation of smooth muscle cells in the intima, in the absence of lipids or macrophage foam cells (Fig. 5.1). Absent Intimal xanthoma…
Congenital and developmental disorders Transposition of great arteries, hypoplasia of the aorta, double aortic arch, aortic arch interruption (often associated with aortic coartaction) aortic valve malformations (supravalvular stenosis, bicuspid aortic…
1. Congenital vascular malformations: Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery, atresia, pulmonary artery stenosis associated with extreme tetralogy of Fallot or anomalies in the intraparenchymal vessels, due to defects in…
