Cardiac Surgery

Part 1 General considerations: surgical approaches to the heart and great vessels; preparation for cardiopulmonary bypass; myocardial preservation; venting and dearing of the heart. Part 2 Acquired heart disease: surgery of the aortic valve; management of small aortic root; sugery of the mitral valve; surgery of the tricuspid valve; surgery of the aorta. Part 3 Surgery for ischaemic heart disease: coronary artery surgery; surgical correction of mechanical complications of myocardial infarction. Part 4 Congenital heart defects: patent ductus arteriosus; coarctation of the aorta; pulmonary artery banding; vascular ring and pulmonary artery sling; systemic pulmonary shunting. Part 5 Congenital heart defects: atrial septal defect; total anomalous pulomary venous connection; ventriculoseptal defect; atrioventricular septal defects; right ventricular outflow tract obstruction; left ventricular outflow tract obstruction; transposition of great vessels; aortopulmonary window; truncus arteriosus; Ebstein's anomaly; interrupted aortic arch; the Norwood principle; Fontain principle. Part 6 Miscellaneous: cardiac tumours.