Compendium of Cardiovascular Surgery — Expert Level Treatise

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Un compendio sistemático orientado al cirujano especialista y médico internista. Aborda la circulación extracorpórea, técnicas avanzadas de preservación valvular, cirugía de revascularización miocárdica con conductos arteriales bilaterales, reparación mitral compleja, disecciones aórticas de tipo Stanford A, trasplante cardíaco y soporte circulatorio mecánico.

What it covers

1. Physiology and Biomechanics of Extracorporeal Circulation (ECC)
2. · Arterial and Venous Cannulation Strategies
3. · Membrane Oxygenators and Pumps: Roller vs. Centrifuge
4. · Pathophysiology of Post-CPB Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
5. Myocardial Protection and Physiology of Cardioplegia
6. · Diastolic Arrest due to Potassium: Electrophysiological Basis
7. · Formulations: Crystalloids (Custodiol / HTK) vs. of the Nido vs. blood
8. · Routes of Administration: Antegrade vs. Retrograde
9. Pathophysiology of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
10. · The Mitochondrial Cascade and the Transition Pore (mPTP)
11. Indications Based on Scientific Evidence of the CRM
12. · Score SYNTAX as Decisional Arbiter
13. · Diabetes Mellitus in the Selection of Revascularization
14. Comparative Physiology and Rheology of Ducts
15. · Left Internal Mammary Artery (LIMA) and Right (RIMA)
16. · The Radial Artery (RA)
17. · The Greater Saphenous Vein (MSV) and the Pathophysiology of Arterialization
18. Surgical Techniques: On-Pump vs. Off-Pump
19. · CRM with Extracorporeal Circulation (On-Pump CABG)
20. · CRM without Extracorporeal Circulation (Off-Pump CABG / OPCABG)
21. · Evidence from Controlled Clinical Trials
22. Surgical Pathology of the Aortic Valve and Root
23. · Surgical Technique of Aortic Valve Replacement (SVAQ)
24. · Mechanical Prostheses vs. Biological: Device Selection
25. · The Ross Procedure (Lung Autograft)
26. Aortic Valve Preservation Surgery (David and Yacoub Techniques)
27. · Root Remodeling (Yacoub Technique / David II)
28. · Aortic Valve Reimplantation (David I and V Technique)
29. Mitral Valve Surgery: Complex Plasty Techniques
30. · Carpentier's Physiopathological Classification
31. · Surgical Prolapse Repair Strategies (Type II)
32. · Mitral Annuloplasty with Prosthetic Ring
33. Ascending Aorta and Arch Surgery: Acute Aortic Dissection
34. · Anatomical Classifications: Stanford and DeBakey
35. · Surgical Treatment of Stanford A Dissection
36. · Brain Protection Strategies in Arc Surgery
37. · The Bentall-De Bono Procedure
38. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults: Surgical Treatment
39. · Atrial septal defect (ASD) and ventricular septal defect (VSD)
40. · Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA)
41. · Tetralogy of Fallot in Adults
42. Ventricular Assist Devices (DAVY / LVAD)
43. · Technological Evolution: From Pulsatile Flow to Magnetic Levitation
44. · Surgical Implantation Technique
45. Physiology of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support (ECMO)
46. · Veno-Venous ECMO (VV-ECMO): Lung Support
47. · Veno-Arterial ECMO (VA-ECMO): Cardiopulmonary Support
48. · Left Ventricular Distension Syndrome in VA-ECMO
49. Orthotopic Heart Transplant: Techniques and Physiology
50. · Surgical Anatomy and Surgical Implantation Techniques
51. · Physiology of the Denervated Heart
52. Pathophysiology of Post-CPB Vasoplegia and Coagulopathy
53. · Post-CPB Vasoplegia Syndrome: Molecular Mechanisms
54. · Post-CPB Coagulopathy and Surgical Hemorrhage
55. Acute Postsurgical Cardiac Tamponade
56. · Pathophysiology of Extrinsic Compression
57. · Clinical and Echocardiographic Diagnosis
58. Clinical Algorithms and Decisional Roadmaps
59. · Treatment Selection Algorithm in Severe Aortic Stenosis
60. · Post-Cardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock Management Algorithm