A brand-new team of editors and a multitude of new international contributors have completely revamped and updated Sabiston and Spencer's classic reference work. The result is today's only comprehensive, up-to-date collection of all essential clinical knowledge in cardiac and thoracic surgery. The contents have been reorganized into three major sections-Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery. And, more than 50 new chapters have been added to reflect important changes within this rapidly evolving field, including both surgical and medical therapeutic approaches. More than 1,500 illustrations, nearly all of them new to this edition, help to clarify key concepts. Features a new organization into three major sections-Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery-that makes information Covers hot new topics in thoracic surgery including minimal invasive treatment of lung cancer · multimodal therapy for esophageal cancer · innovative therapies and technology in thoracic surgery · and endoscopic treatment of thoracic disease. Explores new developments in adult cardiac surgery, such as catheter-based treatment of coronary disease · advances in cardiac pacing and pacemakers · valve replacement therapy · Left Ventricular Assist Devices · and bypass grafting for coronary Addresses important new areas of pediatric cardiac surgery, such as cardiac catheterization and catheter-based interventions · transposition of the great arteries · congenital anomalies of the mitral valve · surgery for arrhythmias · and pacemakers in children. Offers oversight from a brand-new editorial team, and contributions from a multitude of new authors from around the world-to present fresh perspectives on every aspect of the field. Includes a new CD that contains all of the book's illustrations, easily importable into PowerPoint presentations. With 200 additional contributors