Anesthesia and the Cardiovascular System

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• 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.