Management of Heart Failure Volume 2: Surgical

Management of Heart Failure has been conceived as a rapid but comprehensive review for practitioners of all persuasions involved in the management of patients with heart failure. Heart failure is a problem of epidemic proportions in all parts of the world. State of the art treatment may not be acces...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Raman, Jai (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Surgical Perspectives
  • Pathophysiology—Clinical Spectrum and Current Management
  • Strategies in Surgical Management
  • Advanced Heart Failure: Transplant vs Nontransplant Surgical Options
  • Transplantation for End-Stage Heart Disease
  • OPCAB Treatment for Heart Failure
  • Circulatory Support for Bridging to Recovery or Transplantation
  • Left Ventricular Reconstruction in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Modifications of the Dor Procedure and Failure Modes of the Procedure
  • Mitral Valve Repair
  • Destination Therapy with Permanent Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices
  • Enabling Techniques and Technologies
  • Catheter-Based and Surgical Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure
  • Surgical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
  • Pacing Therapies, Defibrillators, and Post-Operative Arrhythmias
  • Ventricular Containment, Shape Change, and Infarct Restraint
  • Other Techniques in Special Circumstances: Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy in Right Heart Failure
  • Surgical Management of Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Failure due to Congenital Heart Disease
  • Anesthetic Management and Hemodynamic Management
  • Perioperative and ICU Care, Fluid Management, and Renal Support
  • New Therapies and What Is on the Horizon
  • Erratum