Preoperative evaluation of the patient with cardiac disease. Perioperative alteration of left ventricular function.- Preoperative evaluation of the patient with congenital heart disease.- Autonomic nervous system and anesthetic management.- Management of the diabetic patient - preoperative, intraoperative (during bypass) and postoperative.- Preoperative hypertension.- Calcium antagonists and anesthesia.- Rationale and problems of pulmonary vascular pressure monitoring: an update.- High dose opioids for coronary artery surgery.- Rational use of inhalation agents for coronary artery surgery.- Prevention, recognition and management of intraoperative myocardial ischemia.- Anesthetic management of children with congenital heart disease.- Technical aspects of performance of cardiopulmonary bypass: the pump, the oxygenator, pitfalls, disasters and nuances.- Cerebral blood flow during bypass (Is pressure important?).- Hypertension during and after cardiopulmonary bypass.- The coagulation