Foreword.- Preface.- Part I. Introduction.- 1. General Features of the Cardiovascular System.- Part II. Anatomy.- 2. Attitudinally Correct Cardiac Anatomy.- 3. Cardiac Development.- 4. Anatomy of the Thoracic Wall, Pulmonary Cavities and Mediastinum.- 5. Anatomy of the Human Heart.- 6. Comparative Cardiac Anatomy.- 7. Detailed Anatomical and Functional Features of the Cardiac Valves.- 8. The Coronary Vascular System and Associated Medical Devices.- 9. The Pericardium.- 10. Congenital Cardiac Anatomy and Operative Correction.- 11. Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Pediatric Patients.- Part III. Physiology and Assessment.- 12. Cellular Myocytes.- 13. The Cardiac Conduction System.- 14. Autonomic Nervous System.- 15. Cardiac and Vascular Receptors and Signal Transduction.- 16. Reversible and Irreversible Damage of the Myocardium: Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury and Cardioprotection.- 17. The Effects of Anesthetic Agents on Cardiac Function.- 18. Blood Pressure, Heart Tones, and Diagnoses.- 19. Basic ECG Theory, 12-lead Recordings and their Interpretation.- 20. Mechanical Aspects of Cardiac Performance.- 21. Fueling Normal and Diseased Hearts-Myocardial Bioenergetics.- 22. Introduction to Echocardiography.- 23. Monitoring and Managing the Critically Ill Patient in the Intensive Care Unit .- 24. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging and MRI-conditional Cardiac Devices.- Part IV. Devices and Therapies.- 25. Historical Perspective of Cardiovascular Devices and Techniques associated with the University of Minnesota.- 26. Pharmacotherapy for Cardiac Diseases.- 27. Animal Models for Cardiac Research.- 28. Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias.- 29. Cardiac Ablative Technologies.- 30. Pacing and Defibrillation.- 31. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.- 32. Cardiac Mapping Technology.- 33. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia.- 34. Heart Valve Disease.- 35. Less Invasive Cardiac Surgery.- 36. Transcatheter Valve Repair and Replacement.- 37. Cardiac SeptalDefects: Treatment via the Amplatzer® Family of Devices.- 38. Harnessing Cardiopulmonary Interactions to Improve Circulation and Outcomes after Cardiac Arrest and Other States of Low Blood Pressure.- 39. : End-stage Congestive Heart Failure in the Adult Population: Ventricular Assist Devices.- 40. Cell Transplantation for Ischemic Heart Disease.- 41. The Use of Isolated Heart Models and Anatomic Specimens as Means to Enhance the Design and Testing of Cardiac Devices.- 42. Current Status of Development and Regulatory Approval of Cardiac Devices.- 43. Clinical Trial Regulations for Cardiac Devices.- Cardiac Devices and Technologies: Continued Rapid Rates of Development.- Index.