CHAPTER 72 Endovascular Therapy for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections Wilson Y. Szeto, Joseph E. Bavaria Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Natural History and Indications for Intervention Device Development Gore TAG Medtronic…
CHAPTER 75 Injury to the Heart and Great Vessels Peter I. Tsai, Matthew J. Wall, Jr., Kenneth L. Mattox Blunt Cardiac Injury Historical Perspective Mechanism, Pathophysiology, and Incidence Clinical Presentation…
CHAPTER 33 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Dario O. Fauza, Jay M. Wilson History Epidemiology Embryology of the Diaphragm Pathology Etiology Pathogenesis Pathologic Anatomy Gross Findings Microscopy Pathophysiology Clinical Manifestations Diagnosis Associated…
CHAPTER 105 Cardiac Embryology and Genetics Amy L. Juraszek Cardiac Specification Body-Plan Laterality and Cardiac Looping Clinical Correlate of Abnormal Laterality: Heterotaxy Syndrome Chamber Specification and the Cardiogenic Transcriptional Program…
CHAPTER 104 Tumors of the Heart A. Marc Gillinov, John R. Liddicoat Benign Primary Cardiac Tumors Myxomas Definition, Incidence, and Prevalence Morphology Clinical Characteristics Diagnosis Management Other Primary Benign Tumors…
CHAPTER 7 Thoracic Trauma Clinton D. Kemp, Stephen C. Yang The Primary Survey Diagnostic Tests Chest Radiography Ultrasonography Echocardiography Angiography Emergency Department Thoracotomy Blunt Trauma Chest Wall Rib Fractures Flail…
CHAPTER 83 Robotic Cardiac Surgery and Novel Visualization Systems Alan P. Kypson, W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. Robotic Telemanipulation Systems Evolution of Robotic Cardiac Surgery Clinical Applications/Patient Selection Surgical Techniques Clinical…
CHAPTER 94 Nonatherosclerotic Coronary Heart Disease Audrey Rosinberg, Donald S. Baim, Roger J. Laham Coronary Artery Anomalies Anomalous Origin from the Aorta Origin from the Contralateral Sinus of Valsalva Single…
CHAPTER 46 Innovative Therapy and Technology Joseph J. Wizorek, Arjun Pennathur, Neil A. Christie, Hiran C. Fernando, James D. Luketich Radiofrequency Ablation Patient Selection Operative Technique Treatment Response Clinical Results…
CHAPTER 59 The Coronary Circulation Dietary and Pharmacologic Management of Atherosclerosis John R. Guyton Atherosclerosis Lesion Development Opportunities for Lesion Regression and Stabilization Lipoprotein Metabolism Lipids Lipoproteins and Apolipoproteins Lipoprotein…
