Dawn and Evolution of Cardiac Procedures
Research Avenues in Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology
Samenvatting
The book provides a clear overview of the various research stages of cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, and cardiac anesthesia. It also deals with recent advances in minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, and many other innovations introduced in this field. However, aim of this volume is not only to describe the evolution of the discipline, but also to give the occasion of revisiting old and forgotten ideas that could be used successfully also nowadays if supported by modern technologies. With contributions by renowned international experts, the volume will be a very useful tool for students, residents, cardiac surgery and anesthesia professionals, cardiologists, biomedical engineers, and researchers.
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
15. Coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions.- 16. Research on coronary stenting.- 17. Percutaneous valvuloplasty.- 18. Research on interventional septum closure.- 19. Research and evolution of mechanical and biological prosthetic heart valves.- 20. Research on valve repair and valve sparing.- 21. Research on myocardial protection.- 22. Evolution of aortic vascular prosthesis: Surgical and endovascular.- 23. Research on hypothermia, circulatory arrest, and brain protection.- 24. Surgical and cardiological ablation of atrial fibrillation.- 25. Evolution of pacemakers and defibrillators.- 26. Surgery for ischemic heart disease and mechanical complication of myocardial infarction.- 27. Surgery for mediastinitis.- 28. Engineering for IABP, ECMO, and ventricular assist devices.- 29. Heterotopic and orthotopic heart transplantation.- 30. Congenital heart disease.- 31. Bioengineering for minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery.- 32. Percutaneous and transapical aortic valve implantation.- 33. The evolution of anesthesia and postoperative care after the advent of cardiopulmonary bypass.

