Cardiac Physiology

Cardiac physiology is one of the most interesting discussions both in physiology and cardiac-related clinical sciences. Anatomy and physiology of the heart are directly related to the clinical presentations of disease states. The heart is composed of peri

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Ali Dabbagh Fardad Esmailian Sary F. Aranki Editors

Postoperative Critical Care for Cardiac Surgical Patients

Ali Dabbagh • Fardad Esmailian • Sary F. Aranki Editors

Postoperative Critical Care for Cardiac Surgical Patients

Editors Ali Dabbagh, MD Department of Anesthesiology and Anesthesiology Research Center Faculty of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran

Sary F. Aranki, MD Divisions of Cardiac Surgery Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA USA

Fardad Esmailian Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Los Angeles, CA USA

ISBN 978-3-642-40417-7 ISBN 978-3-642-40418-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-40418-4 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London

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To my wife Samira and to my Parents Ali Dabbagh To my family: Yvonne, Gabriel and Aaron and to my parents Fardad Esmailian To Nadia, Alex, Heather and Abla Sary F. Aranki

Foreword

The Handbook of Postoperative Critical Care for Cardiac Surgeries is a superb amalgamation of a wide variety of clinical expertise in the perioperative and postoperative care of cardiac surgical patients edited by three ve