The Illustrated Handbook of Cardiac Surgery is adapted from the Second Edition of the color illustrated Manual of Cardiac Surgery (Springer-Verlag, 1995). The Illustrated Handbook of Cardiac Surgery communicates all the important informa tion, but eliminates the detailed explanation of judgment and technique that is relevant only to cardiac surgeons or other individuals intensely interested in these details. The chapters covering operations explain the basic concepts and fundamentals of the operations. A selection of the most important biblio graphic sources follows each chapter, but are not...

Originally published in 1980-1981 as a two-volume set, the Manual of Cardiac Surgery has been completely revised and now includes new full-color illustrations in a single convenient volume. This new edition maintains the high standards established in the first edition: insightful descriptions of various cardiac surgical procedures illuminated by clear, brilliant illustrations.

1m Manual der Herzchirurgie haben wir versucht, den Ablauf von Herzope rationen so detailliert wie moglich darzustellen, angefangen bei den grundle genden chirurgischen Techniken -einem wichtigen, jedoch oft vernachHissig ten Thema - bis zur sorgfaltigen Beschreibung aller wesentlichen Schritte einer Operation. Das wichtigste Medium zur Vermittlung dieser Informatio nen sind farbige Illustrationen. Diese Illustrationen sind mit Hilfe von Farb-, Graphit- und Kohlestiften sowie Pastell-, Lasur- und Deckfarben hergestellt worden, wodurch das Operationsfeld mit der groBtmoglichen...