Khonsari and Sintek’s Cardiac Surgery: Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique

Author: ARDEHALI, ABBAS

Edition: Sixth

ISBN: 9781975238391

Release Date: 19-09-2025

Package Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 512

Details: Offering a unique and helpful approach to this complex field, Khonsari and Sintek’s Cardiac Surgery: Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique, Sixth Edition, 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. Helps you avoid and manage technical pitfalls and complications 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 Contains a new content and sections on aortic surgery and transcatheter aortic valve replacement contributed by Drs. Hiroo Takayama and Olcay Aksoy, as well as comprehensive updates throughout the text Covers the vast majority of procedures you’re likely to encounter, including new and emerging minimally invasive and robotic techniques Uses easy-to-spot icons to alert you to both pitfalls and helpful tips Presents nuances of surgical technique with a wealth of step-by-step, full-color illustrations