Clinical Anatomy of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Author: Zhong Shizhen
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Publish Date: 2000-10-01
Features: This book strives to delve into the roots and trace the origins in its content discussion. It provides detailed elaborations on the embryonic development, structural characteristics, causes of damage, and key points of diagnosis for the main thoracic organs, including the heart, lungs, and esophagus. The book consists of twenty chapters, introducing surface anatomy of the chest, cross-sectional anatomy of the chest, the chest wall and thoracic cavity, the diaphragm, breasts, trachea and bronchial tree, lungs, esophagus, thymus, thoracic duct, mediastinal fascia, spaces and lymph node groups, normal development of the heart, position and morphology of the heart, pericardium, heart chambers, heart valves, coronary vessels, cardiac conduction system, and the anatomical basis for special diagnostic techniques in cardiac surgery.