Surgery for Ischaemic Heart Disease

by Pillai, Ravi; Wright, John E. C.

• ISBN13: 9780192624666
• ISBN10: 0192624660
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Ischaemic heart disease remains the most important cause of death in most developed countries. Alongside preventive measures the advent of coronary artery surgery has improved the symptomatic status and long-term survival in patients suffering from coronary artery disease and myocardialinfarction. This book brings together developments in the field that have occurred in the last ten years including advances in surgical techniques, protection of the heart and post-operative care, and it introduces the link with molecular biology.

Table of Contents

Color plates fall between pages 150 and 151
List of contributors	ix
Investigating ischaemic heart disease	1	(24)
Oliver Ormerod
Percutaneous intervention in ischaemic heart disease	25	(18)
Adrian P. Banning
Systemic effects of cardiopulmonary bypass	43	(14)
John J. Dunning
Myocardial protection	57	(24)
John Pepper
Myocardial reperfusion injury	81	(18)
Robert C. Gorman
Timothy J. Gardner
Anaesthesia for coronary artery bypass surgery	99	(24)
R.O. Feneck
F. Duncan
Perioperative care and recovery	123	(26)
Catherine R. Grebenik
Ventricular fibrillation with intermittent aortic cross clamping in coronary heartsurgery	149	(6)
Ravi Pillai
J.E.C. Wright
Technical aspects of coronary artery surgery	155	(10)
Ravi Pillai
J.E.C. Wright
Conduits for coronary artery surgery	165	(26)
S.M. Allen
R.S. Bonser
Surgery for complication of ischaemic heart disease	191	(26)
G.M.K. Tsang
R.S. Bonser
Alternative approaches for coronary artery bypass grafting	217	(14)
Steven S.L. Tsui
John J. Dunning
Vascular biology of coronary artery bypass grafts: pathophysiology of graft failure and strategies for its prevention	231	(22)
Alan J. Bryan
Gianni D. Angelini
Cardiac transplantation for ischaemic heart disease	253	(6)
Andrew Murday
Long-term survival following coronary artery bypass grafts	259	(12)
Tom Treasure
Nicola batrick
Epidemiology of coronary artery bypass surgery	271	(14)
John N. Newton
Index	285