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Wilcox's Surgical Anatomy of the Heart – Fourth Edition - Robert H. Anderson, Diane E. Spicer, Anthony M. Hlavacek, Andrew C. Cook, Carl L. Backer (eds) with illustrations by Gemma PriceCambridge University Press, 2013, 382 pp, 654 illustration ISBN 978-1-107-01448-0; list price: $250.00

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2014

Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Jeffrey P. Jacobs*
Affiliation:
Professor of Cardiac Surgery (PAR), Johns Hopkins University Director, Andrews/Daicoff Cardiovascular Program Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Extracorporeal Life Support Programs, Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute, All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Tampa, and Orlando, Florida, United States of AmericaDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Correspondence to: Dr J. P. Jacobs, MD., FACS, FACC, FCCP, Professor of Cardiac Surgery (PAR), Johns Hopkins University; Director, Andrews/Daicoff Cardiovascular Program, Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Extracorporeal Life Support Programs, Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute; Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon, Johns Hopkins Children's Heart Surgery, All Children's Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children, 601 Fifth Street South, Suite 607, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701, United States of America. Tel: (727) 767 – 6666; Fax: (727) 767 – 8606; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Wilcox's Surgical Anatomy of the Heart – Fourth Edition is the classic textbook of cardiac anatomy and morphology. This book is required reading for all who care for patients with paediatric and congenital cardiac disease as well as all who have interest in the congenitally malformed heart. It is mandatory to include this Fourth Edition in all libraries, both personal and academic, that cater to the needs of those who care for patients with congenitally malformed hearts. This book will have value to surgeons, cardiologists, anaesthesiologists, intensivists, neonatologists, maternal fetal specialists, advanced practice nurses, operating room nurses, catheterization lab nurses, bedside nurses, sonographers, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, perfusionists, pathologists, pathologists' assistants, and administrators. This value of book truly spans conventional subspecialty, geographic, and temporal boundaries. Indeed, the Fourth Edition of Wilcox's Surgical Anatomy of the Heart is a classic textbook and “must-do” reading!!

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Book Review
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 23 , Issue 6: HeartWeek 2013 , December 2013 , pp. 805 - 807
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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