Wilcox's Surgical Anatomy of the Heart

by Robert H. Anderson, Andrew C. Cook, Diane E. Spicer, Anthony M. Hlavacek, Carl L. Backer

Overview

Updated with new content and images, this book provides the essential information required to interpret normal and abnormal cardiac anatomy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781009387392
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/02/2024
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	490
Product dimensions:	8.94(w) x 11.10(h) x 1.26(d)

About the Author

Robert H. Anderson, BSc, MD, FRCPath is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, UK and Visiting Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.

Diane E. Spicer, BS is pathologist's assistant at the Children's Heart Institute of Florida, St Petersburg, FL, USA.

Anthony M. Hlavacek, MD is Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Andrew C. Cook, BSc, PhD is Senior Lecturer, Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.

Carl L. Backer, MD is A. C. Buehler Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Surgical approaches to the heart; 2. Anatomy of the cardiac chambers; 3. Surgical anatomy of the valves of the heart; 4. Surgical anatomy of the coronary circulation; 5. Surgical anatomy of cardiac conduction; 6. Analytic description of congenitally malformed hearts; 7. Lesions with normal segmental connections; 8. Lesions in hearts with abnormal segmental connections; 9. Abnormalities of the great vessels; 10. Positional anomalies of the heart; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Maintains the book's place as a top anatomical reference for cardiac residents and surgeons. This update incorporates advances in medical imaging technology and color printing to enhance the effectiveness of the images."
Doody's Review Service

"This is an unusual and extremely valuable text for anyone who wants to perform their job at their peak level in the critically important medical specialty of cardiology."
Nano Khilnani, Biz India

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