General Concepts -- Anatomy of the Lungs -- Respiratory Physiology -- Histological Features of Lungs -- Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Lung Function, its Control and Regulation -- Imaging Evaluation of the Thorax -- Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury -- Endothelial Protection During Heart Surgery and Lung Transplantation -- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Pulmonary Injury -- Aprotinin Decreases Lung Reperfusion Injury and Dysfunction -- Effects of Prostaglandin E1 and Nitroglycerin on Lung Preservation -- Endothelin and Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury -- L-Arginine and Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury -- The Role of Nitric Oxide in Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury -- Activity of Glutathione-Related Enzymes in Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury -- Heart Histopathology in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury -- Beating Heart Surgery and Pulmonary Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury -- Pulmonary Hypertension -- Mechanisms of Pulmonary Edema -- Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension: New Challenges -- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Endarterectomy -- Eisenmenger Syndrome -- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Cardiac Surgery -- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Pulmonary Injury -- The Extracorporeal Circulation Circuit Versus Bioengineering Biomaterials -- Ischemic Preconditioning and Lung Preservation -- Impact of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Pulmonary Hemodynamic Variables -- Impact of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Gas Exchange Features -- Pulmonary Energy Metabolism and Multiple Inflammatory Repercussions -- Benefits of Ultrafiltration for Pulmonary Function -- Principles of Pulmonary Protection During Heart Surgery -- Lung Perfusion: Technique and Principles -- Determining Hemodynamic Parameters -- Extracorporeal Circuit Pathways for Lung Perfusion -- Hemodynamic Performance -- Quality of Gas Exchange -- Inflammatory Cell Markers -- Cytokines and Cellular Adhesion Molecules -- Macroscopical and Microscopical Findings -- Lung Perfusion: Issues and Controversies -- Continuous or Intermittent Lung Perfusion with Arterial or Venous Blood -- Lung Perfusion and Mechanical Ventilation -- Pulmonary Hemodynamic Profile and Natriuretic Peptides -- Low-Frequency Mechanical Ventilation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass -- Inhaled Carbon Monoxide as an Experimental Therapeutic Strategy of Lung Protection During Cardiopulmonary Bypass -- Lung Perfusion in Clinical Heart-Lung Surgery -- Lung Perfusion and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting -- Lung Perfusion in Clinical Mitral Valve Surgery -- Lung Perfusion in Clinical Aortic Surgery -- Lung Perfusion in Clinical Heart-Lung Surgery: Congenital Heart Disease Surgery -- Retrograde Pulmonary Perfusion for Pulmonary Thromboembolism -- Lung Perfusion in Clinical Heart-Lung Transplantation -- Final Considerations -- Principles of Pulmonary Protection During Heart Surgery -- Lung Perfusion: Reflections and Perspectives.

Over the past fifty years, advanced techniques and strategies have been developed in the field of myocardial protection during heart surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), but trials focusing on pulmonary protection have been less frequent. Principles of Pulmonary Protection during Heart Surgery is intended as an useful tool to provide strategies for lung protection during CPB. The many renowned contributors have presented their experience on lung perfusion in both experimental and clinical trials, and have detailed numerous new ideas, concepts and future perspectives to the book. It is thus perfect as a reference for a wide range of professionals, including cardiovascular surgeons, pulmonary surgeons and pulmonologists, transplantation physicians, cardiothoracic anesthesiologists, intensive care physicians, radiologists, basic sciences physicians, cardiologists and cardiothoracic fellows, perfusionists, nurses, and researchers.