Preface; Reference; Acknowledgement; Contents; Chapter 1: Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery; Introduction; Standard Echocardiographic Assessment; LV Function Assessment; RV Function; Valve Assessment; Mitral Valve (MV) Assessment; Anatomy; Mitral Valve Regurgitation (MR) (Table 1.1); Function; Post-repair Assessment; Mitral Valve Stenosis; Aortic Valve; Aortic Root; Aortic Regurgitation; Mechanism; Function; The Role of Echocardiography in the Assessment of Aortic Regurgitant Lesions and Valve Repair; Aortic Valve Stenosis (AS) (Table 1.6); Tricuspid Valve; Artificial Valves

Myectomy Postoperative Complications; References; Chapter 2: Basic Setup in Cardiac Surgery; Introduction; Sternotomy; Redo Sternotomy; Dividing the Pericardium; Placing a Sling Around the Aorta; Injury to the Pulmonary Artery; Thin or Fractured Sternum; Cannulation; Single Two-stage Cannula; Double Venous Cannulation; Femoral Artery and Femoral Venous Cannulation; Decompressing the Heart; Right Superior Pulmonary Vein Vent; Pulmonary Artery Vent; Left Ventricle Apex Vent; Decannulation; Chest Closure; Reference; Chapter 3: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Introduction

Coronary Vessel to be Grafted Choice of Conduit; Harvesting the Left Internal Mammary Artery; Pedicle Harvesting of the Internal Mammary Artery; Conventional Method to Harvest the Internal Mammary Artery; Skeletonised Internal Mammary Artery; Harvesting the Radial Artery; Harvesting the Saphenous Vein; Conventional Technique; Use of Stripper; Endoscopic Harvesting; Setup for on-pump Coronary Artery Bypass; Positioning the Heart for Anastomosis of the Right Posterior Descending Coronary Artery (PDA)

Positioning the Heart for Anastomosis of the Circumflex Obtuse Marginal Coronary Artery (OM) Positioning the Heart for Anastomosis of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery (LAD) and the Diagonal Artery; Performing the Coronary Arteriotomy; Performing the Distal Anastomosis; Short Left Internal Mammary Artery or Hyperinflated Lungs; Performing the Proximal Anastomosis; References; Chapter 4: Aortic Valve Surgery; Introduction; Setup; Exposing the Aortic Valve; Decalcification and Excision of Leaflet; Valve Replacement; Suture Placement; Securing the Valve

Aortic Root Enlargement Aortotomy Closure; Chapter 5: Mitral Valve Surgery; Introduction; Setup; Excision of Left Atrial Appendage; Exposing the Mitral Valve; Left Atriotomy; Transseptal Approach; Assessing the Mitral Valve; Posterior Leaflet Prolapse; Triangular Resection; "P" Repair; Quadrangular Resection and Sliding Plasty; Artificial Neochordae; Anterior Leaflet Prolapse; Artificial Neochordae; Use of Native Chords; Chordal Transposition; Papillary Muscle Repositioning; Edge to Edge Repair (Alfieri Stitch); Annuloplasty; Band Annuloplasty; Ring Annuloplasty