Download or read book Glenn's Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery written by Alexander S. Geha and published by McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange. This book was released on 1991 with total page 2123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this reference for the practising surgeon represents a revision of all existing chapters and the addition of 31 new chapters. A total of 141 chapters cover advances in the field including thoracic imaging, lung tumours and esophageal disease, lung and heart-lung transplantation, cardiac catheterization, magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac valve reconstruction and combined coronary and carotid artery disease. As in previous editions, the general format of three major sections has been retained along with an emphasis on diagnosis and therapy.