CARDIAC SURGERY

Cardiac rhythm disturbances

Apr 21, 2026 by in CARDIAC SURGERY Comments Off on Cardiac rhythm disturbances
Section I: Bradycardia Definition Abnormal bradycardia is a slow cardiac rate that results chronically or episodically in inadequate cardiac output or life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Historical note During the early 1700s,…
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Pericardial disease

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Section I: Chronic constrictive pericarditis Definition Chronic constrictive pericarditis is an inflammatory process that involves the pericardium, leading to pericardial thickening and compression (constriction) of the ventricles. The resultant impairment…
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Cardiac tumor

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Definition Primary cardiac tumors include benign and malignant neoplasms within the cardiac chambers, valvular structures, or myocardium. Secondary cardiac tumors refer to metastatic neoplasms to the heart or pericardium. Historical…
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Tricuspid valve disease

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Definition This chapter discusses regurgitation and stenosis of the tricuspid valve (TV) in those uncommon situations in which it occurs as an isolated lesion, as well as TV disease associated…
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Cardiac trauma

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Definition Cardiac trauma describes injuries to the heart sustained by penetrating or blunt mechanisms and encompasses a wide spectrum of prognoses from clinically silent to fatal. Trauma is a major…
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Cardiac imaging

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Introduction Cardiac imaging has undergone significant advancements since the start of the 21st century. The last two decades have seen improvements in all imaging modalities used to visualize the heart,…
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Anesthesia and postoperative care

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Section I: Anesthesia for adult cardiovascular surgery Cardiac anesthesiologists are important contributors to the perioperative management of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. More complex critically ill patients are undergoing cardiac surgery…
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Quality assurance

Apr 21, 2026 by in CARDIAC SURGERY Comments Off on Quality assurance
Our true progress must continue to be based on research done painstakingly and accurately and on experience honestly and wisely interpreted. John W. Kirklin, MD, 1967 The American Society of…
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