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Mechanical Valves and the Small Aortic Annulus: Replacement Versus Root Enlargement.- Valve Repair in Acquired Heart Disease.- Valve Surgery Combined with Myocardial Revascularization.- Failed PTCA: Myocardial Protection and Surgical Management in the Catheterization Laboratory.- Treatment of Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissections.- Coarctation of the Aorta: Surgical Technique and Controversies.- Selection of Conduits for Primary and Re-Do Operations.- Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Aortic Stenosis.- Surgical and Bioengineering Advances in the Treatment of Life Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias.- Less Heparin for Cardiopulmonary Bypass.- Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery.- Patient Selection Criteria for Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement.- Support of the Failing Heart by Mechanical Devices.- Ecmo in the 90's.- Radiofrequency Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia.- Update in Internal Cardioverter Defibrillators.- Hemodynamics in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: The Nursing Prospective.- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Marfan Syndrome.- Controversies in the Management of the Cardiac Surgical Patient.- Rehabilitation Post Cardiac Surgery.- Shifting Paradigms: Preparing Ourselves for the Next Century.- Contributors.

The topics in this book represent the presentations given at the Fifth Annual Meeting entitled "Cardiac Surgery: Current Issues" held at the Frenchman's Reef Beach Resort, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, November 18-20, 1993. This symposium was sponsored by the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the School of Cardiovascular Perfusion and the Department of Nursing Education and Quality Assurance of Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey, as well as the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey. Chapter authors were charged with the task of writing brief overviews of major issues related to the field of cardiac surgery. The book is specifically tailored to the needs of cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiovascular perfusion ists, allied health professionals and nursing personnel involved in all phases of caring for the cardiac surgical patient. Although intended as a reference source with emphasis on up-dated approaches applied in cardiac surgery, it is hoped that the discussion of these topiCS will compliment other texts and manuscripts. Obviously, a book of this length cannot cover the whole multidisciplinary and complex field of cardiac surgery. However, co-editors are certain that the annual appearance of this text will highlight comprehensive, new and Interesting approaches to the field of cardiac surgery.