Atlas of Cardiac Surgical Techniques,
Edition 3Editors: Edited by Frank W. Sellke, MD and Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACC, FCCS, FAHA
Publication Date:
04 Mar 2025
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Description
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Cardiac Surgery**Offering a state-of-the-art update in this challenging area of surgery, Atlas of Cardiac Surgical Techniques, Third Edition, provides expert, easy-to-navigate instruction on a wide variety of both open and interventional surgical techniques. Ideal for both fellows and veteran surgeons, this practical reference shows exactly how established technical masters perform a wide variety of select, often complex, cardiac operations. Pearls and Pitfalls sections at the end of each chapter provide additional clinically important details, allowing you to benefit from years of experience of established experts—many of whom developed the operations they are describing.
Key Features
- Covers the surgical procedures you need to master in adult cardiac surgery, including minimally invasive techniques, robotic surgery, aortic dissection, and much more. A variety of techniques are covered in order to offer multiple options for procedures
- Uses a vividly illustrated format with more than 550 full-color images, line drawings, and intraoperative photographs that clearly depict the step-by-step progression of procedures
- Presents each procedure in a consistent, easy-to-follow bulleted format, guiding you from surgical anatomy and preoperative considerations through operative steps and postoperative care
- Features access to more than 30 surgical technique videos (13 new to this edition) that highlight key states of surgical procedures
- Contains updates and rewritten chapters throughout, as well as brand-new chapters on Technical Considerations in Redo Cardiac Surgery; Left Atrial Appendage Closure; Surgery and Endovascular Techniques for Acute Pulmonary Embolism; Diversity Considerations in the Practice of Adult Cardiac Surgery; and Tips and Tricks in the Acquisition of Technical Skills in Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Provides fresh perspectives from multiple new contributing authors
- 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. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
About the author
Edited by Frank W. Sellke, MD, Karl Karlson and Gloria Karlson Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan Hospitals, Providence, Rhode Island, USA and Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACC, FCCS, FAHA, Professor, Head and Chair, Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Section 1 Basic Techniques
1. Surgical Incisions
2. Cannulation Techniques for Cardiopulmonary Bypass
3. Reoperations in Cardiac Surgery
Section 2 Operations for Coronary Artery Disease
4. On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
5. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
6. Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
7. Hybrid Coronary Revascularization
8. Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
9. Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect Repair
Section 3 Operations for Valvular Heart Disease
10. Aortic Valve Replacement
11. Minimally Invasive, Minithoracotomy Aortic Valve Replacement
12. Aortic Root Enlargement Techniques
13. Aortic Valve Repair
14. Aortic Valve-Sparing Operations
15. Bentall Procedure
16. Surgery of the Left Heart Valve Infective Endocarditis
17. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
18. Ross Procedure
19. Repairing Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease
20. Mitral Valve Replacement
21. Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Via a Right Minithoracotomy With Direct Visualization
22. Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery
23. Percutaneous/Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Techniques
24. Tricuspid Valve Operations
Section 4 Operations for Aortic Disease
25. Type A Aortic Dissections
26. Aortic Arch Aneurysms
27. Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
28. Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Descending Thoracic Aortic and Aortic Arch Disease
Section 5 Miscellaneous Operations and Considerations
29. Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation
30. Surgery for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
31. Surgery for Left Ventricular Aneurysm and Remodeling
32. Approaches and Techniques for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
33. Ventricular Assistance and Support
34. Heart Transplantation
35. Surgery and Endovascular Techniques for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
36. Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
37. Diversity Considerations in the Practice of Adult Cardiac Surgery
38. Tips and Tricks in the Acquisition of Technical Skills in Adult Cardiac Surgery
1. Surgical Incisions
2. Cannulation Techniques for Cardiopulmonary Bypass
3. Reoperations in Cardiac Surgery
Section 2 Operations for Coronary Artery Disease
4. On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
5. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
6. Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
7. Hybrid Coronary Revascularization
8. Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
9. Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect Repair
Section 3 Operations for Valvular Heart Disease
10. Aortic Valve Replacement
11. Minimally Invasive, Minithoracotomy Aortic Valve Replacement
12. Aortic Root Enlargement Techniques
13. Aortic Valve Repair
14. Aortic Valve-Sparing Operations
15. Bentall Procedure
16. Surgery of the Left Heart Valve Infective Endocarditis
17. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
18. Ross Procedure
19. Repairing Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease
20. Mitral Valve Replacement
21. Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Via a Right Minithoracotomy With Direct Visualization
22. Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery
23. Percutaneous/Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Techniques
24. Tricuspid Valve Operations
Section 4 Operations for Aortic Disease
25. Type A Aortic Dissections
26. Aortic Arch Aneurysms
27. Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
28. Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Descending Thoracic Aortic and Aortic Arch Disease
Section 5 Miscellaneous Operations and Considerations
29. Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation
30. Surgery for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
31. Surgery for Left Ventricular Aneurysm and Remodeling
32. Approaches and Techniques for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
33. Ventricular Assistance and Support
34. Heart Transplantation
35. Surgery and Endovascular Techniques for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
36. Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
37. Diversity Considerations in the Practice of Adult Cardiac Surgery
38. Tips and Tricks in the Acquisition of Technical Skills in Adult Cardiac Surgery
Book Reviews
Review of the previous edition:
"This is an excellent addition to any practicing surgeon's library. Anyone interested in straightforward explanations and illuminations of these complex procedures by experts will find this book valuable. This is an atlas of surgery compiled by surgeons for surgeons to use to enhance both education and practice in a detailed, current, and practical way." -Reviewed by Michael Bates, MD (Ochsner Medical Center) Doody's Score: 97, 5 Stars!
"This is an excellent addition to any practicing surgeon's library. Anyone interested in straightforward explanations and illuminations of these complex procedures by experts will find this book valuable. This is an atlas of surgery compiled by surgeons for surgeons to use to enhance both education and practice in a detailed, current, and practical way." -Reviewed by Michael Bates, MD (Ochsner Medical Center) Doody's Score: 97, 5 Stars!
ISBN:
9780443118470
Page Count:
416
Retail Price
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Fellows in cardiothoracic training programs, junior practitioners in cardiac surgery