Surgical Options for the Treatment of Heart Failure Roy G. Masters Shipping Calculator Request a Quote for 10+ Copies Tell A Friend More Info... Synopsis Similar Items Customer Reviews Related Subjects Additional Description More titles by Roy G. Masters Retail Price: $109.00 Cardiotext Price: $106.82 Availability: Processing time varies. Price is tentative. Alert me when this product is available Availability Questions? Product Information: ISBN-13: 9780792361305 ISBN-10: 079236130X Publisher: KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS Format: Hardcover, 190 pages Pub Date: 12/1999 Edition Number: 1

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Synopsis Univ. of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ontario, Canada. Contributes to the overall knowledge of the management of the heart failure patient and provides useful information for the cardiac surgeon. For cardiovascular surgeons and clinicians. This text provides the surgeon and cardiologist with a unique review of the surgical options available for the treatment of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction, including their indications and results. The full spectrum of surgical therapies is covered, from the more conventional techniques of coronary artery bypass, valve replacement, left ventricular aneurysm resection and transplantation to the new technique of ventriculectomy. The future of permanent mechanical hearts and xenotransplantation is also discussed. The authors include an international panel of experts with recognized expertise in their fields.

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List of Contributors. Introduction; W.J. Keon. 1. Pathophysiology of Contractile Dysfunction in Heart Failure; N.S. Dhalla, et al. 2. Coronary Artery Bypass for Advanced Left Ventricular Dysfunction; J. Elefteriades, et al. 3. Valve Surgery for Regurgitant Lesions of the Aortic or Mitral Valves in Advanced Left Ventricular Dysfunction; R.O. Bonow, R.G. Masters. 4. Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair for the Management of Left Ventricular Dysfunction; W.J. Keon, L.C. Semelhago. 5. Selection and Management of the Potential Candidate for Cardiac Transplantation; L.W. Stevenson. 6. The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Fifteenth Official Report – 1998; J.D. Hosenpud, et al. 7. Mechanical Circulatory Support; J. Helou, R.L. Kormos. 8. Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty; V. Badhwar, et al. 9. Partial Left Ventriculectomy; R.J. Kaplon, P.M. McCarthy. 10. Xenotransplantation; F.N.K. Bhatti, J. Wallwork. 11. Permanent Mechanical Circulatory Support; T. Mussivand, et al.