Cardiovascular Surgery: A Clinical Casebook

Description:

This clinical casebook is comprised of surgical cases involving the most important cardiovascular diseases in a concise, easy-to-read format (5x8 in trim size, like other titles in this burgeoning, informal product line in the Springer clinical medicine program). Each chapter is a case that opens with a unique clinical presentation, followed by a description of the diagnosis, assessment and management techniques used to treat it, as well as questions and answers (between 8 and 10) about relevant aspects related to the diagnosis and treatment of the addressed disease. The Q&A section will broaden discussion and increase the title's pedagogical value. The casebook features 40 surgical cases in the following thematic areas: Aortic Disease, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Tumors, Coronary Insufficiency, Congenital Heart Disease, Endovascular Therapies, Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Pericardial Disease, Pulmonary Embolism and Valvular Heart Disease.  This book will be prepared by the Brazilian Department for Academic Leagues of Cardiovascular Surgery, within the Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (BSCVS). This department is the section within BSCVS that consists of the academic leagues of cardiovascular surgery from each university throughout the country. In Brazil, medical academic leagues are organizations that gathers students, interns and residents to discuss a certain topic and promote research and teaching-oriented extra-class activities, supervised by a group of professors. Thus trainees will have involvement in writing the chapters and the senior professor supervisors will edit and finalize the work. Basically, each chapter is written by an intern or resident and, ultimately, his/her supervisor. As the books volume editors, doctors Almeida and Jatene will have final responsibility for the cases and overall manuscript.

Table of contents:

1.    Part I. Aorta Disease

2.    Aortic Dissection Associated with Ischemic Stroke

3.    Bentall-De Bono Technique in the Ascending Aorta Aneurysm, Aortic Regurgitation, and Coronary Reimplantation

4.    Correction of Interrupted Aortic Arch in an Adult: Ascending-to-Descending Aorta Bypass

5.    Giant Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

6.    Retroesophageal Right Aortic Arch Associated with an Aortic Aneurysm and a Ventricular Septal Defect

7.    Aortic Aneurysm

8.    Hybrid Strategy on Aortic Arch Disease

9.    Part II. Arrhythmias

10.  Mitral Valve Disease and Atrial Fibrillation

11.  Late Arrhythmia After Fontan Repair

12.  Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Due to Repeated Episodes of Severe Hypoglycemia in Patient with Type I Diabetes Mellitus

13.  Part III. Cardiac Tumors

14.  Cardiac Leiomyosarcoma

15.  Part IV. Coronary Insufficiency

16.  Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Mitral Insufficiency

17.  Diagnosis and Management of Takotsubo Syndrome (Broken Heart Syndrome)

18.  Kawasaki Disease with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

19.  Stable Angina and Revascularization in Type 1 Diabetic Patient

20.  Unusual Mechanism of Myocardial Infarction in Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

21.  Part V. Congenital Heart Disease

22.  Atrioventricular Septal Defect with Pulmonary Hypertension After the First Year of Life

23.  Surgical Treatment of Atrial Septal Defect by Occluder Device

24.  Percutaneous Occlusion of a Patent Foramen Ovale

25.  Transposition of Great Arteries with Pulmonary Valve Stenosis After Jatene Procedure

26.  Part VI. Endovascular Therapies

27.  Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and Angioplasty in a High-Risk Patient

28.  Aortic Coarctation

29.  Endovascular Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

30.  Part VII. Heart Failure

31.  Acute Heart Failure Without Prior History of Myocardial Dysfunction

32.  Part VIII. Heart Transplantation

33.  Cardiac Transplantation in Situs Inversus Totalis: A Surgical Challenge

34.  Part IX. Mechanical Circulatory Support

35.  Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patient with Pulmonary Dysfunction

36.  Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) as Successful Bridge to Heart Transplantation

37.  Use of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in an Adult Patient with Septic and Cardiogenic Shock

38.  Circulatory Assistance in a Patient with Respiratory Failure

39.  Part X. Pericardial Disease

40.  Constrictive Pericarditis: A Late Complication of Tuberculosis

41.  Hodgkin’s Disease and Pericardial Effusion

42.  Pericardiocentesis: A Lifesaving Procedure

43.  Part XI. Pulmonary Embolism

44.  Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH): A Surgically Curable Cause of Pulmonary Hypertension

45.  Intracardiac Embolization of Inferior Vena Cava Filter

46.  Part XII. Valvular Heart Disease

47.  Acute Mitral Valve Insufficiency Due to Multiple Trauma Accident

48.  Endocarditis: The Precipitation of a Mitral Insufficiency

49.  Valvular Commitment in Hunter Syndrome

50.  Rheumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis: A Surgical Case

51.  Sutureless Aortic Prosthesis Implantation: The First Brazilian Experience with Perceval Device

52.  Thrombosis of a Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis

53.  Correction to: Unusual Mechanism of Myocardial Infarction in Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

54.  Back Matter