Khonsari and Sintek's Cardiac Surgery Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique

Offering a unique and helpful approach to this complex field, <b><i>Khonsari and Sintek's Cardiac Surgery</i>: <i>Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique</i>, Sixth Edition</b>, edited by Drs. Abbas Ardehali and Jonathan Chen, details the most important cardiac surgery techniques with a focus on avoiding and managing surgical pitfalls and complications. From general considerations through the surgical correction of acquired and congenital heart conditions, it provides practical, hands-on guidance in a concise, readable, and richly illustrated format. <ul><li> Helps you <b>avoid and manage technical pitfalls and complications</b> of cardiac surgery--nearly half the text is devoted to pearls and pitfalls, with clear discussions of mechanisms of technical errors and the techniques to prevent and correct these errors </li><li> Contains a <b>new content </b>and <b>sections</b> on aortic surgery and transcatheter aortic valve replacement contributed by Drs. Hiroo Takayama and Olcay Aksoy, as well as <b>comprehensive updates</b> throughout the text </li><li> Covers the vast majority of procedures you're likely to encounter, including <b>new and emerging minimally invasive and robotic techniques</b></li><li> Uses <b>easy-to-spot icons</b> to alert you to both pitfalls and helpful tips </li><li> Presents nuances of surgical technique with a wealth of <b>step-by-step, full-color illustrations</b></li></ul>