Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

Offering comprehensive, authoritative coverage of mechanical circulatory support (MCS), this fully revised companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease provides the clinically relevant information you need to effectively use this therapy to treat and manage end-stage heart failure. New editors and authors - experts in both cardiology and cardiovascular surgery - bring you fully up to date with the newest technology and devices, as well as basic science, clinical applications, adverse event monitoring and management, socioeconomic implications, future directions, and more. Covers all of the newest techniques, including new-generation devices. Discusses the management of common patient problems, highlighting cautions and outcomes, as well as pathophysiology and rationale for treatment. Brings you up to speed with the latest coverage of ventricular assist devices (VAD), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), next-generation centrifugal pumps, and total artificial hearts. Provides a complete clinical perspective of the latest scientific breakthroughs and analysis of the current literature. Includes coverage of the most recent guidelines and protocols, including MCS for pediatric and congenital heart disease; the Interagency Registry of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) as a tool to track and advance clinical practice; and cellular, molecular, genomic, and functional changes that occur in the failing heart in response to MCS. Presents practical evidence from the registry of thousands of cases to guide cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, emergency physicians, primary care physicians, and other team members on the best management course to follow for each particular patient. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

Ontdek de diepgaande kennis van Mechanical Circulatory Support, een onmisbaar naslagwerk voor medische professionals die zich bezighouden met hartziekten. Dit boek biedt een uitgebreide en gezaghebbende dekking van mechanische circulatoire ondersteuning (MCS) en is volledig herzien om je te voorzien van de meest actuele informatie over de behandeling van eindstadium hartfalen. Met bijdragen van toonaangevende experts in de cardiologie en cardiovasculaire chirurgie, krijg je inzicht in de nieuwste technologieën en apparaten, evenals de basiswetenschap en klinische toepassingen. De belangrijkste kenmerken van Mechanical Circulatory Support zijn onder andere de bespreking van nieuwe generatie apparaten, zoals ventriculaire ondersteuningssystemen (VAD) en extracorporele membraanoxygenatie (ECMO). Dit boek behandelt ook de managementstrategieën voor veelvoorkomende patiëntproblemen, met nadruk op de pathofysiologie en de rationale voor behandeling. Daarnaast biedt het praktische inzichten