Anesthesia and the Cardiovascular System

Preoperative evaluation of the patient with cardiac disease. Perioperative alteration of left ventricular function.- Preoperative evaluation of the patient with congenital heart disease.- Autonomic nervous system and anesthetic management.- Management of the diabetic patient preoperative, intraoperative (during bypass) and postoperative.- Preoperative hypertension.- Calcium antagonists and anesthesia.- Rationale and problems of pulmonary vascular pressure monitoring: an update.- High dose opioids for coronary artery surgery.- Rational use of inhalation agents for coronary artery surgery.- Prevention, recognition and management of intraoperative myocardial ischemia.- Anesthetic management of children with congenital heart disease.- Technical aspects of performance of cardiopulmonary bypass: the pump, the oxygenator, pitfalls, disasters and nuances.- Cerebral blood flow during bypass (Is pressure important?).- Hypertension during and after cardiopulmonary bypass.- The coagulation system: what we monitor and how.- Vasodilators.- Drug therapy coming off bypass.- Mechanisms and management of cardiac arrhythmias.- Anesthetic care of the patient in shock.- Current concepts of massive transfusion therapy.- Cardiovascular and biochemical responses to deliberate hypotension.- Postoperative management of cardiac patients: cardiac vs. non-cardiac surgery.- Early extubation for 211.- Early extubation against 214.- Anesthesia and cardiac transplantation 217.- The artificial heart.