Essentials of Operative Cardiac Surgery

Prakash P Punjabi is Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery at National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. He has pioneered Mitral Valve Repair in Degenerative, Ischemic and Rheumatic heart disease with innovative techniques and is invited to operate and lecture nationally and internationally. Panagiotis G. Kyriazis is PhD Candidate in Clinical Medicine Research at National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Research Fellow, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.

Echocardiography in Cardiac surgery.- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Cardiac Surgery.- Systemic Inflammatory Response and Cardiopulmonary Bypass.- Basic Setup in Adult Cardiac Surgery.- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft with Cardiopulmonary Bypass.- Off pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.- Aortic Valve Repair/Replacement.- Surgery for Mitral Valve Disease - Degenerative Repair.- Surgery for Mitral Valve Disease - Degenerative Replacement.- Surgery for Mitral Valve Disease - Ischemic Repair.- Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement.- Tricuspid Valve Repair/ Replacement.- Cannulation Strategies for Aortic Root Surgery.- Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Surgery.- Ascending Aortic Dissection Surgery.- Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement (Yacoub Remodelling Technique).- Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Surgery: The Reimplantation Technique.- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft vs Percutaneous Intervention.