Southampton Reviews in Cardiothoracic Surgery Chapter Three: Cardiac Anatomy

Abdelhadi Ismail of the Southampton University Hospitals Trust in the UK presents an educational series on cardiac anatomy in which he discusses some of the fundamental concepts.

The optimal way to memorize a topic is to first classify it, then understand it, then forget it. Once you forget and recall it, you will never forget it again. In this third chapter of the Southampton Reviews in Cardiothoracic Surgery, the authors again focus on the merits and rationale to make memorizing and recalling easier.

1. Surface Anatomy, Pericardium, and Coronary System

2. Fibrous Skeleton

3. Mitral and Tricuspid Valves

4. Aortic and Pulmonary Valves

5. Aortic Root Anatomy

6. CABG Conduits

7. Cannulation Sites Anatomy