This chapter contains section titled:

• Introduction

• Cardiopulmonary bypass: heart—lung machine

• Myocardial protection

• Closed cardiac surgery

• Coronary artery surgery

• Cardiac valve surgery

• Congenital cardiac surgery

• Surgery of the thoracic aorta

• Pacemaker and dysrhythmia surgery

• Circulatory support

• Cardiac transplantation

• Complications of cardiac surgery

• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery

• The future of cardiac surgery

• Further reading

• MCQs