Presents high-yield, bulleted outline summaries of key content to study along with multiple choice questions, answers, and rationales to solidify your understanding
Covers key topics such as preoperative assessment and management, including cardiovascular imaging; cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology; cardiovascular, neurologic, and coagulation monitoring; anesthetic considerations for specific cardiac procedures and conditions; cardiopulmonary bypass and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; coagulation and transfusion; and postoperative management
Corresponds chapter by chapter to relevant content published in Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia to help you make the most of your study time and learn more efficiently
Features high-quality illustrations, clinical photographs, charts, and graphs throughout to provide a visual aid to reinforce key information
Contains page number references to Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia and the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia (JCVA) in each rationale for further study
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
SECTION ONE Preoperative Assessment and Management 1. Assessment of Cardiac Risk 2. Cardiovascular Imaging 3. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory 4. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Diagnosis and Treatment 5. Cardiovascular Implantable Electrical Devices
SECTION TWO Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology 6. Cardiac Physiology 7. Coronary Physiology and Atherosclerosis 8. Molecular and Genetic Cardiovascular Medicine 9. Systemic Inflammation 10. Pharmacology of Anesthetic Drugs 11. Cardiovascular Pharmacology
SECTION THREE Monitoring 12. Electrocardiographic Monitoring 13. Cardiovascular Monitoring 14. Central Nervous System Monitoring 15. Coagulation Monitoring
SECTION FOUR Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgical Procedures 16. Anesthesia for Myocardial Revascularization 17. Valvular Heart Disease 18. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults 19. Thoracic Aorta 20. Uncommon Cardiac Diseases 21. Anesthesia for Heart and Lung Transplantation 22. Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension 23. Procedures in the Hybrid Operating Room 24. Mechanical Assist Devices for Heart Failure 25. Reoperative Cardiac Surgery 26. Patient Safety in the Cardiac Operating Room
SECTION FIVE Extracorporeal Circulation 27. Cardiopulmonary Bypass 28. Extracorporeal Devices and Related Technologies 29. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 30. Blood and Fluid Management During Cardiac Surgery 31. Transfusion Medicine and Coagulation Disorders 32. Discontinuing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
SECTION SIX Postoperative Care 33. Fast-Track Postoperative Cardiac Recovery and Outcomes 34. Postoperative Cardiovascular Management 35. Postoperative Respiratory Care 36. Central Nervous System Dysfunction After Cardiopulmonary Bypass 37. Long-Term Complications and Management 38. Postoperative Pain Management for the Cardiac Patient
John G.T. Augoustides, MD and Joel A. Kaplan, MD, Dean, School of Medicine; Vice President for Health Affairs; Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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