Congenital cardiac surgical procedures

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15 Congenital cardiac surgical procedures Georgios Kalarouziotis Introduction Cardiac surgery is a quite young specialty, only dating back about 80 years. The development of surgery for congenital heart diseases (CHDs)…

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation

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17 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation Dr. Anthony D. Pisaniello MBBS FRACP Introduction Surgical aortic valve replacement has been the mainstay of management of severe aortic stenosis (AS) for decades (see…

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Surgery for aortic root disease

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10 Surgery for aortic root disease Caroline Toolan, Omar Nawaytou, Aung Oo Introduction Operations for the aortic root are a great demonstration of how techniques have evolved to tackle specific…

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Mitral valve disease and mitral valve surgery

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8 Mitral valve disease and mitral valve surgery James Barnard Introduction Operations on the mitral valve are technically very satisfying for the surgeon and they offer significant benefits for patients,…

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Cardiac and thoracic anatomy

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4 Cardiac and thoracic anatomy Andrew Brazier and Charlene Tennyson Cardiac anatomy Introduction The heart is the major organ of the mediastinum and is contained within the middle mediastinum, enclosed…

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Cardiothoracic critical unit postoperative care

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12 Cardiothoracic critical unit postoperative care Alan Ashworth and Fiona Wallace Introduction Historically, cardiothoracic critical care developed from a need to provide advanced monitoring and organ support for patients who…

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Cardiopulmonary bypass

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9 Cardiopulmonary bypass Rob Bennett, Simon Colah, Lindsay Mclean and Andrew Wallhead Introduction Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is used to take over the function of the heart and lungs during cardiac…

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