Cardiac Transplantation

The Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital Manual
Herausgegeben:Edwards, Niloo M.; Chen, Jonathan M.; Mazzeo, Pamela A.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Leading physicians summarize in this easy-to-use and eminently practical handbook the day-to-day management of transplant donors and recipients at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Topics covered range from surgical techniques, pathology, and immunosuppression, to posttransplant management, pediatric heart transplantation, surgical alternatives, and mechanical circulatory assistance as a bridge to transplantation. The authors also discuss congenital transplant techniques, state-of-the-art perioperative management techniques and protocols, and UNOS regulation and nurse coordination.

Produktdetails

• Contemporary Cardiology
• Verlag: Humana / Humana Press / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4684-9853-0
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9781468498530
• ISBN-10: 1468498533
• Artikelnr.: 39931326

Inhaltsangabe

1 Recipient Selection.- 2 Donor Selection and Management of the High-Risk Donor.- 3 UNOS Policy and Transplant Coordination in Practice.- 4 Techniques of Cardiac Transplantation in Adults.- 5 Techniques of Cardiac Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease.- 6 Pathology and the Transplant Patient.- 7 Posttransplant Management.- 8 Immunosuppression for Cardiac Transplantation.- 9 Long-Term Outcomes With Transplantation.- 10 Pediatric Heart Transplantation.- 11 Surgical Alternatives to Transplantation.- 12 Mechanical Circulatory Assistance As a Bridge to Transplantation.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This is an excellent book for all individuals who take care of cardiac transplant patients. It is a reflection of the vast experience of a well-known center with great expertise." -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

"It is presented as a reflection of the day-to-day practice of clinicians at Columbia Presbyterian which is a leading centre for heart transplantation. It covers all the issues of heart transplantation ... . In conclusion: this is a very readable book on cardiac transplantation ... ." (Inez Rodrigus, Acta Cardiologica, April, 2005)