TY - BOOK ID - 15993470 TI - Mechanical Circulatory Support in End-Stage Heart Failure : A Practical Manual AU - Montalto, Andrea. AU - Loforte, Antonio. AU - Musumeci, Francesco. AU - Krabatsch, Thomas. AU - Slaughter, Mark S. PY - 2017 SN - 3319433830 3319433814 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Medicine. KW - Anesthesiology. KW - Critical care medicine. KW - Cardiology. KW - Cardiac surgery. KW - Thoracic surgery. KW - Surgical transplantation. KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Cardiac Surgery. KW - Intensive / Critical Care Medicine. KW - Transplant Surgery. KW - Thoracic Surgery. KW - Heart KW - Transplantation of organs, tissu. KW - Surgery. KW - Thoracic surgery KW - Thoracic surgeons KW - Internal medicine KW - Intensive care KW - Intensive medicine KW - Medicine KW - Emergency medicine KW - Intensive care units KW - Anaesthesiology KW - Surgery KW - Cardiac surgery KW - Open-heart surgery KW - Diseases KW - Medical transplantation KW - Organ transplantation KW - Organ transplants KW - Organs (Anatomy) KW - Surgical transplantation KW - Tissue transplantation KW - Tissues KW - Transplant surgery KW - Transplantation surgery KW - Transplants, Organ KW - Preservation of organs, tissues, etc. KW - Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. KW - Transplantation KW - Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. KW - Intensive Care Medicine. KW - Transplantation. KW - Surgery, Primitive UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15993470 AB - This book is a detailed practical guide to the use of ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts to provide mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in patients with end-stage heart failure. It explains why MCS may be indicated, which patients require MCS, when and how to implant ventricular assist devices or a total artificial heart, and how to avoid potential complications of MCS. Management throughout the period of care is described, from preimplantation to follow-up, and both typical and atypical cases are discussed. The text features numerous helpful tips and tricks relating to surgical and nonsurgical management and is supported by a wealth of high-quality illustrations that document the preoperative evaluation and implantation techniques. Heart transplantation remains the gold standard for the treatment of patients suffering from end-stage heart failure, but the shortage of donors has led to an increase in the use of MCS. This book will assist all physicians, and especially cardiologists and anesthesiologists, who are involved in the care of these patients. ER -