SECTION I: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 1 Evolution of Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery 2 Milestones in Cardiac Surgery 3 The Future of Cardiology 4 The Future of Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesia A. The Future of Cardiac Surgery B. The Future of Cardiac Anesthesia SECTION II: CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 5 Cardiac Physiology 6 Coronary Physiology and Atherosclerosis 7 Molecular Cardiovascular Medicine 8 Systemic Inflammation 9 Pharmacology of Anesthetic Drugs 10 Cardiovascular Pharmacology SECTION III: PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 11 Assessment of Cardiac Risk and the Cardiology Consultation: Examining, Imaging, Optimizing, and Recommending 12 The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in the Adult Patient 13 Cardiac Electrophysiology: Diagnosis and Treatment SECTION IV: MONITORING 14 Monitoring of the Heart and Vascular System 15 Intraoperative Echocardiology 16 Decision-Making and Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography 17 Central Nervous System Monitoring 18 Coagulation Monitoring SECTION V: ANESTHESIA TECHNIQUES FOR CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES 19 Anesthesia for Myocardial Revascularization 20 Valvular Heart Disease: Replacement and Repair 21 Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 22 Congenital Heart Disease in Adults 23 Thoracic Aortic Arch 24 Uncommon Cardiac Diseases 25 Cardiac Pacing and Electroversion 26 Anesthesia for Heart and Lung Transplantation 27 New Approaches to the Surgical Treatment of End-Stage Heart Failure SECTION VI: EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION 28 Cardiopulmonary Bypass and the Anesthesiologist 29 Transfusion Medicine and Coagulation Disorders 30 Organ Protection During Cardiopulmonary Bypass 31 Discontinuing Cardiopulmonary Bypass SECTION VII: POSTOPERATIVE CARE 32 Postoperative Cardiac Recovery and Outcomes 33 Postoperative Cardiovascular Management 34 Postoperative Respiratory Care 35 Central Nervous System Dysfunction after Cardiopulmonary Bypass 36 Long-term Complications and Management 37 Pain Management for the Postoperative Cardiac Patient SECTION VIII: PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 38 Financial Aspects of Patient Care 39 Evaluating Quality in Cardiovascular Surgery 40 Reducing Errors in Cardiac Anesthesiology 41 Cardiac Anesthesia: Training, Qualifications, Teaching, and Learning.