Cardiac Surgery - Current Issues 2 - Proceedings of Cardiac Surgery 1993 Held in St.Thomas, US Virgin Islands, November 11-14, 1993 (Hardcover)

Transplantation of the Heart and HeartLungs (N.E. Shumway). Physiologic Principles and Clinical Use of Hypothermia (L.K. Davis, R.F. Davis). Anesthetic Evaluation and Management in Bloodless Surgery (N.S. Faithfull). Normothermic Mycocardial Preservation, an Optimal Approach for Myocardial Protection During All Forms of OpenHeart Surgery (R.E. Engelman et al.). Pharmacologic Manipulations to Minimize Bloodloss in Cardiac Surgery (A.C. Cernaianu, A.J. DelRossi). Sutureless Intraluminal Ring Grafts for Aortic Replacement (G.M. Lemole). Immunologic Consequences of Transfusion (P.I. Tartter). Traumatic Rupture of the Thoracic Aorta (R.C. Camishion, J.B. Alexander). Cardiomyoplasty (R.C.J. Chiu). Current Status of Autotransfusion (R.A. Vertrees, A.C. Cernaianu). Transesophageal Echocardiology (W.H. O'Connor). The Use of Circulatory Support in Cardiac Surgery (R.L. Kormos). 9 additional articles. Index.