COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC ANESTHESIA

COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC ANESTHESIA
Evidence-Based Guide to Adult Cardiac Surgery, Perioperative Hemodynamic Management, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Echocardiography, and Cardiac Critical Care

Master the science, physiology, and clinical practice of modern cardiac anesthesia with one comprehensive, evidence-based reference.

Whether you are preparing for board examinations, beginning a cardiac anesthesia fellowship, or managing complex cardiothoracic surgical patients, Comprehensive Cardiac Anesthesia delivers the practical knowledge and clinical reasoning needed to provide safe, effective, and high-quality perioperative care.

This extensively structured textbook combines foundational cardiovascular science with contemporary anesthetic practice, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE/TOE), cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), cardiac critical care, and evidence-based management strategies used in today's operating rooms and intensive care units.

Cardiac anatomy, embryology, coronary circulation, and cardiovascular physiology

Cardiac electrophysiology, conduction abnormalities, and perioperative arrhythmia management

Comprehensive preoperative cardiac assessment, perioperative risk stratification, and patient optimization

Pharmacology of anesthetic agents, vasoactive medications, inotropes, vasopressors, anticoagulants, and reversal strategies

Advanced invasive hemodynamic monitoring and physiology-based clinical decision-making

Practical interpretation and intraoperative application of Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE/TOE)

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), myocardial protection, temperature management, anticoagulation, and safe separation from bypass

Anesthetic management for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), valve surgery, thoracic aortic surgery, and minimally invasive cardiac procedures

Evidence-based management of aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral valve disease, pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular failure

Contemporary anesthesia for TAVI, MitraClip, hybrid cardiac procedures, adult congenital heart disease, and structural heart interventions

Mechanical circulatory support including ECMO, ventricular assist devices (VADs), Impella, and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)

Cardiac transplantation, perioperative immunosuppression, and management of advanced heart failure

Perioperative coagulation management, TEG, ROTEM, platelet function testing, blood conservation, and massive hemorrhage protocols

Recognition and treatment of myocardial ischemia, low cardiac output syndrome, vasoplegia, tamponade, neurological complications, and postoperative cardiac emergencies

Cardiac intensive care, postoperative ventilation, enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERAS), and multidisciplinary critical care

Regional anesthesia techniques, multimodal analgesia, and postoperative pain management for cardiac surgery

Patient safety, crisis resource management, quality improvement, ethics, and evidence-based perioperative practice

Emerging innovations including artificial intelligence, robotic cardiac surgery, advanced imaging, precision medicine, and the future of cardiac anesthesia

From fundamental cardiovascular physiology to advanced transesophageal echocardiography, cardiopulmonary bypass, complex valve surgery, mechanical circulatory support, postoperative cardiac critical care, and emerging technologies, Comprehensive Cardiac Anesthesia is a complete, practical, and evidence-based resource designed to support confident clinical decision-making and excellence in adult cardiac surgical care.