Special Topics in Cardiac Surgery




Table of contents : 
00 preface_Special Topics in Cardiac Surgery......Page 1
01_Intensive Care Management of Patients in the First 24 Hours After Cardiac Surgery ......Page 13
02_Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation Therapy and Its Role in Optimizing Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery ......Page 55
03_The Hybrid Operating Room ......Page 85
04_The 30 Day Complication Rate After Aortic Valve Replacement with a Pericardial Valve in a Mainly Geriatric Population ......Page 119
05_Application of a Novel Venous Cannula for En-Bloc Removal of Undesirable Intravascular Material ......Page 139
06_Conduit Selection for Improved Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery ......Page 155
07_Current Evidence of On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery By-Pass Surgery ......Page 177
08_Re-Engineering in Opcab Surgery ......Page 193
09_Strategies for the Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery ......Page 217
10_Post Operative Arrhythmias ......Page 253
11_Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation ......Page 269
12_Post-Cardiac Surgery Fungal Endocarditis ......Page 281
13_Sternal Wound Complications Following Cardiac Surgery......Page 295