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the operated heart at autopsy
p the operated heart at autopsy addresses the need of pathologists in practice and especially in training to achieve a new level of competence in dealing at the time of autopsy with the anatomic complexity of a heart that has undergone previous surgical treatment whether that treatment occurred in the recent or remote past . ready identification of post operative morphologic changes in the heart will greatly increase the comfort level of the pathologist as he takes on the challenge of the operated heart . by drawing on lessons learned as a cardiac surgeon the author offers reasonable guidelines to the pathologist facing this challenging task . such guidelines include a methodical approach to assess multiple operative procedures on the heart . previous surgery may include construction of coronary artery bypass grafts cabg replacement or repair of one or more heart valves repair of one or more congenital heart anomalies or some other procedure . questions will arise at such an autopsy .
hardcover humana press 2009 isbn13 9781603278072 isbn10 1603278079
abridged n isbn 13 9781603278072 number in series 1 number of pages 187 publisher springer verlag release date 62135769600000