Practical, user-friendly, and to the point, the newly updated Kaplan's Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia, 2^nd edition focuses on the most common topics and clinically applicable information in cardiac anesthesia today. Designed for residents, nurses, and clinicians seeking quick, high-yield answers rather than the encyclopedic information commonly found in larger references-in fact, its concise format makes it easy to complete a section in a single sitting. For an initial introduction to cardiac anesthesia, nothing compares to Kaplan's Essentials!

• Trusted authorities deliver the key cardiac anesthesia knowledge you need to know.
• A concise, user-friendly format and key points boxes in each chapter help you quickly locate crucial information.
• Annotated references guide you to the most practical additional resources.

• A portable size and clinical emphasis facilitates and enhances bedside patient care.

• Designed as a companion to Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia.
• Includes new topics vital to the current practice of cardiac anesthesiologists, such as transesophageal echocardiography; percutaneous valve procedures; new pacemakers and automatic internal defibrillators used for cardiac resynchronization therapy; left ventricular assist devices and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy of heart failure; and patient safety issues.
• Focuses on today's most current and relevant therapies, including New Cardiac Drugs, and Heart Mate, Heart Ware, and Impella LVADs.
• Describes care of the cardiac patient in Hybrid Operating Rooms, Catheterization Laboratories, and Electrophysiology Laboratories, as well as the Cardiac Operating Rooms.
• Perfectly suited for residents, fellows, nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists in practice.