Prognostic risks and preoperative assessment / Davy C.H. Cheng, Tirone E. David
Fast track cardiac anesthesia management in on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery / Daniel Bainbridge and Davy C.H. Cheng
Anesthetic management in valvular heart surgery / Rita Katznelson, Patricia Murphy
Anesthetic management in robotic cardiac surgery / Wojtek Dobkowski
Circulatory arrest and neuroprotection / John Murkin and Ivan Iglesias
Anesthesia for combined cardiac and thoracic surgery / Peter Slinger
Anesthesia for intrathoracic transplantation / Karen M. McRae
Anesthesia for patients with ventricular assist devices / Jacek M. Karski
Anesthesia and congenital heart disease / Helen Holtby
Anesthetic management of co-morbid diseases affecting cardiopulmonary bypass / Neal Badner


Regional anesthesia techniques and management / George Djaiani
Perioperative monitoring in cardiac surgery / Daniel Bainbridge
Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography / Annette Vegas
Essence of CPB circuit and intra-aortic balloon pump / Peter Allen
Weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass and low output syndrome / Annette Vegas
Pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction post-CPB / A.K. Dhir, Fiona Ralley
Perioperative blood conservation in cardiac surgery / Bruce Spiess
Antifibrinolytics and coagulation management / Jacek Karski, Keyvan Karkouti
Heparin associated thrombocytopenia and alternatives to heparin / Fiona Ralley
Management of cardiac surgical emergency / Ravi Taneja


Myocardial protection during cardiac surgery / Shafie Fazel, Richard D. Weisel
On-pump coronary artery bypass surgery / Terry M. Yau
Off-pump coronary revascularization surgery / Richard Novick
Robotic coronary artery revascularization surgery / W. Douglas Boyd, Bob Kiaii, and Scott McClure
Surgery of the aortic valve / Tirone E. David
Surgery of the mitral valve / Tirone E. David
Tricuspid valve surgery / Tirone E. David
Robotic cardiac valvular surgery / Alan Menkis
Surgery of the ascending aorta / Tirone E. David
Surgery of the transverse aortic arch and cerebral protection / Christopher M. Feindel


Surgery of descending thoracic aorta / Steve Singh and Michael A. Borger
Combined cardiac and vascular surgery / Michael A. Borger
Surgery for mechanical complications of myocardial infarction / Tirone E. David
Surgery for end-stage heart disease and heart transplantation / Viv Rao and Christopher M.S. Feindel
Lung and heart-lung transplantation / Shaf H. Keshavjee and Stefan Fischer
Ventricular assist devices / Viv Rao
Adult congenital heart surgery / Glen S. VanArsdell, Igor Konstantinov, and William Williams
Ventricular reconstruction or aneurysm resection for ischemic cardiomyopathy / Lynda L. Mickleborough
AICD and pacemakers insertion / Raymond Yee ... [et al.]
Routine cardiac surgery recovery care: extubation to discharge / Daniel Bainbridge and Davy C.H. Cheng


Common problems in the cardiac surgery recovery unit / Annette Vegas
Atrial and ventricular arrhythmia management / Christopher A. Palin, Charles W. Hogue
Post cardiac surgery pacing therapy / Douglas A. Cameron
Tamponade and chest reopening / Terry M. Yau
Infection, sternal debridement, and septic shock / Lois Champion
Difficult weaning from mechanical ventilation and tracheotomy care / Thomas Higgins, Patrick C. Lee
Renal failure and dialysis / Atilio Barbeito, Mark Stafford-Smith
Neurological complications and management / Ronald Butler
Routine surgical ward care / Susan Lenkei and Stephanie J. Brister
Common ward complications and management / Stephanie J. Brister and Susan Lenkei.