Take your surgical skills to the next level with
Cardiac Surgery
, a volume in the
Master Techniques in Surgery
series! This outstanding resource distills vast stores of knowledge from the field’s most renowned surgeons into one definitive atlas. Richly illustrated, step-by-step guidance covers a full range of adult cardiac surgical techniques, and clearly demonstrates how to avoid and manage complications and achieve optimal outcomes.
Key Features
Easy-to-follow guidance on the full range of adult cardiac procedures, including primary aortic valve surgery, tricuspid valve procedures, cardiovascular trauma, myocardial revascularization procedures, pericardial surgery, cardiothoracic transplantation, cardiac assist devices, and many more.
Formatted chapters
briefly cover indications, contraindications, and preoperative planning before fully explaining and illustrating the procedure in step-by-step detail. Outcomes, complications, avoidance of pitfalls, and follow-up are also discussed.
Color illustrations
visually describe each surgical technique and highlight key anatomic structures.
Expertly written
by international authorities, with clear demonstration of their preferred techniques.
Ideal for cardiothoracic surgeons at all levels
, residents and fellows, and for use with patients who ask for more detail about a particular procedure.
Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:
Complete content with enhanced navigation
Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
Cross-linked pages, references, and more
for easy navigation
Highlighting tool
for easier reference of key content throughout the text
Ability to
take and share notes
with friends and colleagues
Quick reference tabbing
to save your favorite content for future use