Full Description
Heart failure is the biggest killer in the western world, with an estimated 5 million cases in the US alone and at least 400 000 new cases being diagnosed each year, but the number of clinical books going into detail on surgical management have been limited.
The management of heart failure has undergone great changes in the last few years. There is very little comprehensive information about co-ordinated care of patients with heart failure. There has been a growth in heart failure cardiology and in the community treatment of heart failure, which have not been taught in medical schools or teaching hospitals. Traditionally surgical procedures have revolved predominantly around the transplant procedure, but more non-transplant methods are gaining in popularity.
This book set will provide the full spectrum of surgical options in heart failure from transplant to the more noninvasive procedures in the interventional radiology department. The contributing authors are all key opinion leaders in the surgical management of heart failure. This surgical volume is designed to integrate with its sister medical volume but also be the definitive guide to the surgical management of heart failure.
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.
