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| Preface |
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| Foreword |
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Section 1 Anatomy and physiology |
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Cardiac embryology and anatomy |
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Cardiac electrophysiology |
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Cardiac excitation-contraction coupling |
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17 | (6) |
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23 | (6) |
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Cardiovascular control mechanisms |
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29 | (4) |
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Anaesthesia and the cardiovascular system |
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33 | (6) |
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Section 2 Cardiac pharmacology |
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41 | (6) |
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Antihypertensive and vasodilator drugs |
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47 | (4) |
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51 | (6) |
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57 | (6) |
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Anticoagulants and procoagulants |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (4) |
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Effects of CPB on drug pharmacokinetics |
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71 | (4) |
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Section 3 Diagnosis of cardiac disease |
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Symptoms and signs of cardiac disease |
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77 | (6) |
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Non-invasive diagnostic techniques |
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83 | (8) |
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Invasive diagnostic techniques |
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91 | (4) |
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Section 4 Cardiac surgery for anaesthetists |
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Patient selection and risk stratification |
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97 | (4) |
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Basic principles of cardiac surgery |
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101 | (4) |
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105 | (6) |
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Stunning, hibernation and preconditioning |
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111 | (6) |
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117 | (6) |
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123 | (24) |
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The pulmonary artery catheter |
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125 | (4) |
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Transoesophageal echocardiography |
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129 | (6) |
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Intraoperative assessment of left ventricular function |
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135 | (6) |
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141 | (6) |
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Section 6 Routine coronary heart surgery |
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147 | (20) |
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Premedication, induction and maintenance |
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149 | (4) |
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Conduct of cardiopulmonary bypass |
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153 | (4) |
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Routine early postoperative care |
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157 | (4) |
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Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery |
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161 | (6) |
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Section 7 Anaesthetic management of specific disorders |
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167 | (52) |
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169 | (6) |
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175 | (8) |
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Redo surgery, ventricular aneurysm surgery and mediastinal infection |
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183 | (4) |
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187 | (4) |
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191 | (4) |
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Descending thoracic aorta surgery |
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195 | (6) |
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Permanent pacemakers and implantable defibrillators |
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201 | (4) |
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Anaesthesia and electrophysiological disorders |
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205 | (6) |
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Cardiomyopathies and constrictive pericarditis |
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211 | (4) |
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215 | (4) |
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Section 8 Paediatric cardiac anaesthesia |
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219 | (32) |
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221 | (4) |
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225 | (6) |
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Common congenital heart lesions and operations |
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231 | (16) |
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247 | (4) |
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Section 9 Cardiopulmonary bypass |
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251 | (36) |
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Cardiopulmonary equipment |
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253 | (6) |
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Failure to wean from bypass |
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259 | (6) |
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Coagulopathy during cardiopulmonary bypass |
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265 | (6) |
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Inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass |
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271 | (4) |
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Controversies of cardiopulmonary bypass |
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275 | (4) |
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Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest |
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279 | (4) |
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Cardiopulmonary bypass emergencies |
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283 | (4) |
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Section 10 Cardiac intensive care |
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287 | (32) |
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Cardiovascular problems in the cardiac intensive care unit |
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289 | (4) |
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Resuscitation after adult cardiac surgery |
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293 | (6) |
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Respiratory complications |
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299 | (4) |
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Gastrointestinal complications |
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303 | (4) |
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Renal dysfunction and cardiac surgery |
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307 | (6) |
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Neurological complications of cardiac surgery |
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313 | (6) |
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Section 11 Miscellaneous topics |
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Adult congenital heart disease |
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321 | (4) |
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Pregnancy and cardiac surgery |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (4) |
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331 | (6) |
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337 | (4) |
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Temperature control and rewarming |
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341 | (4) |
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345 | (4) |
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Non-cardiac applications of cardiopulmonary bypass |
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349 | (2) |
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Cardiovascular disease and non-cardiac surgery |
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351 | (6) |
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