PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS1. History of Cardiac Surgery, Larry W. Stephenson, Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr.2. Surgical Anatomy of the Heart, Michael R. Mill, Robert H. Anderson, Lawrence H. Cohn3. Cardiac Surgical Physiology, Edward B. Savage, Robert Saeid Farivar4. Cardiac Surgical Pharmacology, Jerrold H. Levy, Kenichi A. Tanaka, James G. Ramsay5. Cardiovascular Pathology, Frederick J. Schoen, Robert F. Padera6. Computed Tomography of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Patient: Principles and Applications, Frank J. Rybicki, Tarang Sheth, Kanako K. Kumamaru, Frederick Y. Chen7. Assessment of Cardiac Operations to Improve Performance, Victor A. Ferraris, Fred H. Edwards, David Shahan8. Statistical Treatment of Surgical Outcome Data, Ruyun Jin, Gary L. GrunkemeierPART 2: PERIOPERATIVE/INTRAOPERATIVE CARE9. Preoperative Evaluation for Cardiac Surgery, Christian T. Ruff, Patrick T. O'Gara10. Cardiac Anesthesia, William J. Vernick, Albert T. Cheung, Jeremy D. Kukafka, Joseph E. Savino11. Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, Vuyisile t. Nkomo, Hector I. Michelena12. Extracorporeal Circulation, John W. Hammon, Michael H. Hines13. Transfusion Therapy and Blood Conservation, Leonard Y. Lee, William J. DeBois, Karl H. Krieger, O. Wayne Isom14. Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest, Andrew W. El Bardissi, Robert A. Oakes, R. Morton Bolman III15. Myocardial Protection, Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., Roberta A. Gottlieb, Karin Przyklenk, M. Salik Jahania16. Postoperative Care of Cardiac Surgery Patients, Zain I. Khalpey, Jan D. Schmitto, James D. Rawn17. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Mark P. Anstadt, James E. Lowe18. Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support, Edwin C. McGee, Jr., Nader MoazamiPART 3: ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE19. Indications for Revascularization, Morgan L. Brown, Thoralf M. Sundt III20. Myocardial Revascularization with Percutaneous Devices, James M. Wilson, James T. Willerson21. Myocardial Revascularization with Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Kevin L. Greason, Thoralf M. Sundt III22. Myocardial Revascularization without Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Michael E. Halkos, John D. Puskas23. Myocardial Revascularization with Carotid Artery Disease, Cary W. Akins, Richard P. Cambria24. Myocardial Revascularization after Acute Myocardial Infaraction, Isaac George, Mathew Williams25. Minimally Invasive Myocardial Revascularization, David M. Holzhey, Ardawan J. Rastan, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich W. Mohr26. Coronary Artery Reoperations, G.V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, Bruce W. Lytle27. Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization and Extravascular Angiogenetic Techniques to Increase Myocardial Blood Flow, Keith A. Horvath, Yifu Zhou28. Surgical Treatment of Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Postinfection Ventricular Septal Defect and Free Wall Rupture, Arvind K. Agnihotri, Joren C. Madsen, Willard M. Daggett Jr.29. Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation, Pavan Atluri, Robert C. Gorman, Joseph H. Gorman III, Michael A. Acker30. Left Ventricular Aneurysm, Donald D. Glower, James E. LowePART 4A: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE (AORTIC)31. Pathophysiology of Aortic Valve Disease, Craig M. Jarrett, Samuel Edwards, A. Marc Gillinov, Tomislav Mihaljevic32. Aortic Valve Replacement with a Mechanical Cardiac Valve Prosthesis, Robert W. Emery, Ann M. Emery, Jan Hommerding, Goya V. Raikar33. Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: Stented Pericardial and Porcine Valves, Bobby Yanagawa, George T. Christakis34. Stentless Aortic Valve Replacement: Autograft/Homograft, Paul Stelzer, Robin Varghese35. Aortic Valve Replacement with a Stentless Bioprosthetic Valve: Porcine or Pericardial, Edward H. Kincaid, Neal D. Kon36. Aortic Valve Repair and Aortic Valve-Sparing Operations, Tirone E. David37. Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Endocarditis, Tirone E. David38. Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery, Prem S. Shekar, Lawrence H. Cohn39. Percutaneous Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease, Lars G. SvenssonPART 4B: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE (MITRAL)40. Pathophysiology of Mitral Valve Disease, James I. Fann, Neil B. Ingels, Jr., D. Craig Miller41. Mitral Valve Repair, Frederick Y. Chen, Lawrence H. Cohn42. Mitral Valve Replacement, Robert P. Gallegos, Tomas Gudbjartsson,Sary Aranki43. Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Endocarditis, Gosta B. Pettersson, A. Marc Gillinov, Sotiris C. Stamou44. Minimally Invasive and Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery, Eric J. Lehr, Evelio Rodriguez, W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr.45. Percutaneous Catheter-Based Mitral Valve Repair, Michael J. MackPART 4C: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE (OTHER)46. Tricuspid Valve Disease, Richard J. Shemin47. Multiple Valve Disease, Hartzell V. Schaff, Rakesh M. Suri48. Valvular and Ischemic Heart Disease, Verdi J. Disesa49. Reoperative Valve Surgery, James P. Greelish, John G. ByrnePART 5: DISEASES OF THE GREAT VESSELS50. Aortic Dissection, Carlos M. Mery, T. Brett Reece, Irving L. Kron51. Ascending Aortic Aneurysms, Nimesh D. Desai, Joseph E. Bavaria52. Aneurysms of the Aortic Arch, David Spielvogel, Manu N. Mathur, Randall B. Griepp53. Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Joseph Huh, Scott A. LeMaire, Joseph S. Coselli54. Endovascular Therapy for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Disease, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, R. Scott Mitchell55. Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, Michael M. Madani, Stuart W. Jamieson56. Trauma to the Great Vessels, Jean Marie Ruddy, John S. IkonomidisPART 6: SURGERY FOR CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS57. Interventional Therapy for Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias, Robert E. Eckart, Laurence M. Epstein58. Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation, Spencer J. Melby, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.59. Surgical Implantation of Pacemakers and Automatic Defibrillators, Henry M. SpotnitzPART 7: OTHER CARDIAC OPERATIONS60. Surgery for Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Redmond P. Burke61. Pericardial Disease, John M. Craig, Jennifer D. Walker62. Cardiac Neoplasms, Shanda H. Blackman, Michael J. ReardonPART 8: TRANSPLANT AND CARDIAC SUPPORT63. Immunobiology of Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation, Bartley P. Griffith64. Heart Transplantation, Jeremiah G. Allen, Ashish S. Shah, John V. Conte, William A. Baumgartner65. Lung Transplantation and Heart-Lung Transplantation, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, David L. Joyce, Hari R. Mallidi, Robert C. Robbins66. Long-term Mechanical Circulatory Support, Hiroo Takayama, Berhane Worku, Yoshifumi Naka67. Total Artificial Heart, O.H. Frazier, Steven M. Parnis, William E. Cohn, Igor D. Gregoric68. Nontransplant Surgical Options for Heart Failure, Lynn C. Huffman, Steven F. Bolling69. Tissue Engineering for Cardiac Valve Surgery, Danielle Gottlieb, John E. Mayer, Jr.70. Stem Cell-Induced Regeneration of Myocardium, Philippe Menasche