Published August, 2016
By Steven E. Lipshultz, Paul Barach, Jeffery Jacobs, Peter Laussen, Paul R. Barach, Jeffery P. Jacobs and Peter C. Laussen
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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The book will be indispensable to all who treat pediatric cardiac disease and will provide important information about managing the risk of patients with pediatric and congenital cardiac disease in the three domains of: the analysis of outcomes, the improvement of quality, and the safety of patients.

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Published August, 2016
By Mark K. Ferguson
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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The complexity of decision making in thoracic surgery is growing exponentially. As new technology is introduced, physicians from nonsurgical specialties offer alternative and competing therapies for what was once the exclusive province of the thoracic surgeon.

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Published August, 2016
By Xiaodong Zhu
Publisher: Springer
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This Atlas is illustrated with rich pictures of cardiac surgical specimens. Chapter 1 through 10 introduce the normal anatomy of the cardiac chambers and surgical approaches to the heart, while chapter 11 through 28 describe 18 kinds of congenital heart defects.

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Published August, 2016
By Fabio Sangalli, Nicolo Patroniti and Antonio Pesenti
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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This book surveys pathophysiological and practical aspects of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), encompassing cannulation and blood-surface interactions, and reviewing characteristics of circulatory and respiratory extracorporeal life support.

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Published August, 2016
By Yoshifumi Naka and Jeffrey A. Morgan
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This book surveys left ventricle assist devices, beta blockers, digoxin, ace inhibitors, diuretics and surgical approaches like mitral or aortic valve repair and Dor procedures to reshape the left ventricle, in patients with advanced congestive heart failure.

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Published August, 2016
By Rolf G. C. Inderbitzi, Rolf Inderbitzi, Franca Melfi, Ralph Alexander Schmid, Roberto Pasquale Casula, Rolf Gilbert Carl Inderbitzi and Franca M. A. Melfi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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It is now 20 years since thoracoscopic surgery first entered everyday hospital practice, revolutionizing surgery and offering major benefits to patients.

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Published August, 2016
By Bruno K. Podesser and David J. Chambers
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag GmbH)
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Although cardiac surgery has made an enormous progress during the last decades, the discipline has to cope with essential changes: Patients are increasingly cared for by cardiologists and therefore referred to the surgeon in a later stage of disease.

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Published August, 2016
By Alexis Jacquier
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This book, unique in focusing specifically on cardiac masses, is the result of cooperation among a number of teams of radiologists working under the aegis of the French Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (SFICV).

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Published August, 2016
By Sergio Sandrucci and Baudolino Mussa
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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Indications for central venous cannulation in critically ill patients have increased dramatically, but central venous access has the drawbacks of morbidity and a scarcity of experienced operators.

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Published August, 2016
By Eyal Herzog
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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Pericardial disease is a broad term that describes a wide range of pathologies. The clinical aspects of pericardial disease encompass acute pericarditis, pericardial tamponade, pericardial effusion, constrictive pericarditis, and effusive-constrictive pericarditis.

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