Cardiovascular Surgery

Unique cardiovascular surgical cases, encompassing diverse diseases, clinical presentations and treatments are presented in an intuitive and practical formatEach case is followed by a section of questions and answers, increasing the book's pedagogical valueA great opportunity to learn about cardiology and cardiovascular surgery based on clinical case reportsProduced by top notch personnel within the Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery and by students and residents at the Brazilian Department for Academic Leagues of Cardiovascular Surgery

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EDITORS
Fabio Biscegli Jatene: Graduated in Medicine at ABC Faculty of Medicine (1978), PhD and Associate Professor at University of Sao Paulo Medical School (FMUSP). Currently, Full Professor at Cardiovascular Surgery Discipline at FMUSP and President of SBCCV.
Rui Manuel de Sousa Sequeira Antunes de Almeida: Graduated in Medicine at Federal University of Parana (1980). Residence at Evangelic University Hospital of Curitiba (1981-1984), Cardiac Surgery (1988-1993) at The Great Ormond Street Hospital, London - S.H.O (1985 - 1986), Honorary Research Fellow (1987) National Heart Hospital, London - Registrar (1986 - 1987). M.Sc. (1993) and Ph.D. (2000) at Federal University of Parana. Head Cardiac Surgeon (1993 - Present) at ICCOP. Associated Professor of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (1995 - Present) at UNIOESTE. Medical School Dean (2008- Present) at FAG - Assis Gourgacz Faculty. Professor (2012-13) at Federal University of Parana. Board Member and President of the Endovascular Department (2010-13), Scientific Director (2014-15) and Vice-President (2016-17) at Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Nathalia Ribeiro Pinho de Sousa: **Medical Intern at the Federal University of Ceará. President (2016 2017) and vice-president (2015-2016) of the Brazilian Department for Academic Leagues of Cardiovascular Surgery (DBLACCV). President (2014 2015) of the Cardiovascular Surgery League at Federal University of Ceara. Exchange Medical Student (2015 2016) at University of Roehampton, London. Affiliated (2015 2016) at World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Visiting student (2015 2016) in the department of Cardiac Surgery at Cleveland Clinic (USA), Mount Sinai Hospital (USA), The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano (USA), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (France), Herzzentrum Leipzig (Germany), Papworth Hospital (UK), Harefield Hospital (UK), St. Thomas' Hospital (UK) and Manchester Royal Infirmary (UK). Research Intern (2015) at William Harvey Heart Centre (UK).
Gabriel Romero Liguori: Graduated with honors (Highest Distinction in Surgery) in Medicine at the University of São Paulo Medical School (FMUSP), receiving the Prof. Dr. Edmundo Vasconcelos Award. Founding member and former President (2011-2014) of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery League at FMUSP. Founding member and former President (2013-2014) of the Brazilian Department for Academic Leagues of Cardiovascular Surgery (DBLACCV). Currently a Ph.D. candidate at University of São Paulo and the University of Groningen.
Marcus Rodrigo Monteiro: MD at Federal University of Sao Paulo (2011-2016). Former president (2015-2016) of the Brazilian Department for Academic Leagues of Cardiovascular Surgery. Former president (2014-2015) of the Cardiovascular Surgery Academic League at Federal University of Sao Paulo. Tutoring (2012-2014) at Cardiovascular Surgery Division, under Prof N Hossne Jr supervision. Visiting Medical Student (2014) at University of Bristol (UK). Cardiothoracic Surgery Observership (2014) at Bristol Heart Institute (UK), under Prof G D Angelini supervision. Cardiovascular Surgery elective period (2016) at Hospital do Coração (BR), under Prof E Buffolo supervision.
Leila Nogueira Barros: Medical Intern at Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine (2016-2017). President 2014/2015 Brazilian Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Leagues (DBLACCV/SBCCV). Foreign Affairs 2015/2016 Brazilian Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Leagues (DBLACCV/SBCCV). Management 2013/2014 Cardiovascular Surgery League of Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine. Internship in Cleveland Clinic (USA- 2015) and Boston Children´s Hospital (USA- 2015). Best oral presentation at London Aorta Masterclass 2015 (Royal Society of Medicine UK). Currently also a Master Degree student at Surgery Department of Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine.

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Section 1. Aorta Disease 1. Aortic Dissection Associated with Ischemic Stroke 2. Bentall-De Bono technique in the ascending aorta aneurysm, aortic stenosis and coronary reimplantation 3. Correction of Interrupted Aortic Arch in an Adult: Ascending-to-Descending Aorta Bypass 4. Giant Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm 5. Retroesophageal Right Aortic Arch associated with an Aortic Aneurysm and a Ventricular Septal Defect 6. Aortic Aneurysm 7. Hybrid strategy on aortic arch disease Section 2. Arrhythmias 8. Mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation 9. Late arrhythmia after Fontan repair 10. Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation due to repeated episodes of severe hypoglycemia in Patient with Diabetes Mellitus type I Section 3. Cardiac Tumors 11. Cardiac Leiomyosarcoma Section 4. Coronary Insufficiency 12. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Mitral Insufficiency 13. Diagnosis and Management of Takotsubo Syndrome (Broken Heart Syndrome) 14. Kawasaki Disease with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 15. Stable Angina and Revascularization in Type 1 Diabetic Patient 16. Unusual Mechanism of Myocardial Infarction in Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Section 5. Congenital Heart Disease 17. Atrioventricular Septal Defect with Pulmonary Hypertension After the First Year of Life 18. Surgical Treatment of Atrial Septal Defect by Occluder Device 19. Percutaneous Occlusion of a Patent Foramen Ovale 20. Transposition of Great Arteries with Pulmonary Valve Stenosis after Jatene Procedure Section 6. Endovascular Therapies 21. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and Angioplasty in a High-Risk Patient 22. Aortic coarctatio 23. Endovascular treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm Section 7. Heart Failure 24. Acute Heart Failure Without Prior History of Myocardial Dysfunction Section 8. Heart Transplantation 25. Cardiac transplantation in situs inversus totalis: a surgical challenge Section 9. Mechanical Circulatory Support 26. Mechanical circulatory support in patient with pulmonary dysfunction 27. Pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) as successful bridge to heart transplantation 28. Use of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in an Adult Patient with Septic and Cardiogenic Shock 29. Circulatory Assistance in a Patient with Respiratory Failure Section 10. Pericardial Disease 30. Constrictive pericarditis: A late complication of tuberculosis 31. Hodgkin's disease and pericardial effusion 32. Pericardiocentesis: a lifesaving procedure Section 11. Pulmonary Embolism 33. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH): a surgically curable cause of pulmonary hypertension 34. Intracardiac embolization of inferior vena cava filter Section 12. Valvular Heart Disease 35. Acute mitral valve insufficiency due to Multiple Trauma Accident 36. Endocarditis: the precipitation of a mitral insufficiency 37. Valvular commitment in Hunter Syndrome 38. Rheumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis: a surgical case 39. Sutureless Aortic Prosthesis Implantation: the First Brazilian Experience with Perceval device 40. Thrombosis of a Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis