Manual of Cardiac Anesthesia

Cardiac pump function and how to monitor it; vasoactive drugs and when to use them; mechanical circulatory support; diagnosis and treatment of intraoperative arrhythmias; pacemakers; pharmacology of anesthetic drugs and adjuncts; preoperative assessment of the adult with cardiac disease; coronary artery disease; anesthesia for the patient with hypertension; valvular heart disease; anesthesia for children with congenital heart disease; less common cardiac diseases; the cardiac patient for vascular surgery; intraoperative management for open heart surgery; cardiac transplantation; cardiopulmonary bypass - technical aspects; myocardial damage during cardiopulmonary bypass; regulation of hemostasis intra- and post-bypass; postoperative care.