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Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery, 5th Edition

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Edited by James K. Kirklin, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Christo I. Tchervenkov, MD and Francis D. Pagani, MD PhD
Offering expert, dependable, accurate guidance on every facet of adult and pediatric cardiac surgery, Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery, 5th Edition, remains the gold standard text in this fast-changing field. World-renowned editors and authors f ...view more
Offering expert, dependable, accurate guidance on every facet of adult and pediatric cardiac surgery, Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery, 5th Edition, remains the gold standard text in this fast-changing field. World-renowned editors and authors from six continents provide meticulously updated information on the major changes and innovations over the past decade, including classical surgical updates, catheter-based procedures, robotics, minimally invasive approaches, and hybrid techniques. This dynamic and indispensable reference thoroughly and systematically covers the full range of new and classic surgical procedures, presenting the up-to-date clinical evidence you need to make effective management decisions for every patient.
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9780323883047
Publication Date :
29-12-2025
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Offering expert, dependable, accurate guidance on every facet of adult and pediatric cardiac surgery, Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery, 5th Edition, remains the gold standard text in this fast-changing field. World-renowned editors and authors from six continents provide meticulously updated information on the major changes and innovations over the past decade, including classical surgical updates, catheter-based procedures, robotics, minimally invasive approaches, and hybrid techniques. This dynamic and indispensable reference thoroughly and systematically covers the full range of new and classic surgical procedures, presenting the up-to-date clinical evidence you need to make effective management decisions for every patient.

Key Features
  • Provides comprehensive coverage of all areas of cardiac surgery, including coronary artery, valvular, pericardial, and congenital heart disease; cardiac tumors; heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and cardiac transplantation; cardiac rhythm disturbances; and thoracic aorta disease. The Congenital Heart Disease section features 30 chapters covering all congenital cardiac malformations, from the simplest to the most complex, and includes new chapters on anatomic considerations and nomenclature for congenital heart disease and congenital heart surgery in resource-limited settings. These are accompanied by chapters on general considerations across the field: anatomy, hypothermia and circulatory arrest, cardiopulmonary bypass, myocardial management, anesthesia and postoperative care, cardiac reoperations, cardiac imaging, generating new knowledge, and quality assurance
  • Covers the latest advancements and practices with thorough updates throughout
  • Shares the knowledge and expertise of a new, global team of internationally renowned contributing authors selected based on their extensive expertise in each area
  • Includes for each condition: definition, historical note, pathogenesis and morphology, clinical features and diagnostic criteria, natural history, technique of operation, special features of postoperative care, results, indications for operations, and special situations and controversies—all designed to help you make the most well-informed decisions and achieve optimal outcomes
  • Contains 100+ new illustrations for a better visual understanding of critical information, and detailed flow charts, diagrams, and graphs throughout
  • Includes an eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook that allows you to access to all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability

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Edited by James K. Kirklin, MD, Professor and Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Hartzell V. Schaff, Stuart W. Harrington Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Head, Clinical Investigations, Heart and Vascular Institute, Staff, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic; Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Christo I. Tchervenkov, MD, Tony Dobell Chair of Pediatric Surgery, Tenured Professor of Surgery, McGill University, Director, Cardiovascular Surgery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Francis D. Pagani, MD PhD, Otto Gago, MD Endowed Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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ISBN Number 9780323883047
Description Author List Edited by James K. Kirklin, MD, Professor and Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Hartzell V. Schaff, Stuart W. Harrington Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Head, Clinical Investigations, Heart and Vascular Institute, Staff, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic; Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Christo I. Tchervenkov, MD, Tony Dobell Chair of Pediatric Surgery, Tenured Professor of Surgery, McGill University, Director, Cardiovascular Surgery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Francis D. Pagani, MD PhD, Otto Gago, MD Endowed Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Copyright Year 2026
Edition Number 5
Format Book
Trim 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875")
Illustrations 1350 images
Imprint Elsevier
Page Count 2000
Publication Date 29 Dec 2025
Stock Status Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery

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Part I: General Considerations
1. Anatomy
2. Hypothermia, Circulatory Arrest, and Cardiopulmonary Bypass
3. Myocardial Management During Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
4. Anesthesia and Postoperative Care
5. Cardiac Reoperations: Considerations and Techniques
6. Cardiac Imaging
7. Generating New Knowledge
8. Quality Assurance

Part II: Ischemic Heart Disease
9. Stenotic Coronary Artery Disease
10. Acute and Chronic Complications of Myocardial Infarction

Part III: Acquired Valvular Heart Disease
11. Mitral Valve Disease
12. Aortic Valve Disease
13. Tricuspid Valve Disease
14. Infective Endocarditis

Part IV: Other Cardiac Conditions
15. Cardiac Rhythm Disturbance
16. Cardiac Trauma
17. Cardiac Tumors
18. Pericardial Disease
19. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Part V: Advanced Heart Failure
20. Mechanical Circulatory Support
21. Cardiac Transplantation

Part VI: Diseases of the Thoracic Arteries and Veins
22. Acute Aortic Dissection
23. Chronic Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Disease
24. Acute Traumatic Aortic Disruption
25. Diseases of the Pulmonary Arteries and Systemic Veins

Part VII: Congenital Heart Disease
26. Anatomic Considerations in Congenital Heart Disease
27. Nomenclature for Congenital Heart Disease
28. Patent Ductus Arteriosus
29. Atrial Septal Defect, Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection, Unroofed Coronary Sinus
30. Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
31. Cor Triatriatum
32. Atrioventricular Septal Defect
33. Ventricular Septal Defect
34. Ventricular Septal Defect with Pulmonary Stenosis
35. Ventricular Septal Defect and Pulmonary Atresia
36. Pulmonary Stenosis or Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
37. Congenital Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm, Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel
38. Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries
39. Vascular Rings and Slings, Tracheal Stenosis
40. Coarctation of the Aorta, Interrupted Aortic Arch
41. Aortopulmonary Window
42. Origin of the Right or Left Pulmonary Artery from the Ascending Aorta
43. Truncus Arteriosus
44. Transposition of the Great Arteries
45. Double Outlet Right Ventricle
46. Double Outlet Left Ventricle
47. Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries, Isolated Ventricular Inversion, Isolated Atrial Inversion, Anatomically Corrected Malposition of the Great Arteries
48. Ebstein Anomaly
49. Congenital and Juvenile Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
50. Congenital Aortic Stenosis
51. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
52. Functional Single Ventricle
53. Heterotaxy
54. Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult
55. Congenital Heart Surgery in Resource Limited Settings
Review of the previous edition:
"This is simply the best cardiac surgery reference available. The authorities who wrote the book ensure its success. Every page is meticulously written and the detailed illustrations support the text well, and references provide the opportunity for further reading on specific topics." -Sotiris Stamou, MD, Ph.D(University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics) Doody 4 stars!
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