Despite the significant decline in heart disease mortaht>' rates
over the last 25 years, heart failure has remained a significant
problem. We are now confronted with large numbers of terminally ill
patients for whom conventional therapies for heart failure have
been exhausted and for whom repeated hospital visits are necessary.
There now is a major thrust towards a management strategy which
embraces a comprehensive approach including vigorous preventive
measures and earlier surgical interventions. This book outlines the
major surgical options for the treatment of heart failure and
brings together a very broad base of opinions with contributions
from several outstanding individuals. With the improved knowledge
and techniques to control rejection, transplantation has become the
central pillar in the surgical management of this group of
patients. Unfortunately, because of limited donor supply the
teclmique cannot be applied to large numbers of patients. A great
deal of excitement, however, exists in the potential for
xenotransplantation as a supplement to homotransplantation. The use
of cardiac assist devices has become a reality with several hundred
LVADS and BiVADS implanted throughout the world and cardiac
replacement with total artificial hearts continues to be used
successfully as a bridge to transplantation. We are on the
thieshold of the broad application of assist devices to provide
prolonged relief of heart failure and restore patients to an
ambulatoiy home environment and hopefully return to the work force
in significant numbers.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, 225 |
| Release date: |
2001 |
| First published: |
1999 |
| Editors: |
R. Masters
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
198 |
| Edition: |
1999 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7923-6130-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Surgery >
Cardiothoracic surgery
Books >
Medicine >
Surgery >
Neurosurgery
|
| LSN: |
0-7923-6130-X |
| Barcode: |
9780792361305 |
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