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Contemporary Heart Transplantation

  • Covers transplantation in entirety up to current standards
  • Details the keys to running a successful transplant program
  • Considers emerging technologies and future possibilities

Part of the book series: Organ and Tissue Transplantation (OTT)

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Table of contents (31 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Historical Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. History of Heart Transplant

      • Nina Badoe, Palak Shah
      Pages 3-12
  3. Preoperative Evaluation Process

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
    2. Pathophysiology of Heart Failure

      • Deirdre M. Mooney, Amanda R. Vest
      Pages 15-35
    3. Contraindications to Heart Transplantation

      • Nael Hawwa, David O. Taylor
      Pages 37-48
  4. Mechanical Support of the Pretransplant Patient

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

      • Elizabeth S. Pocock, Farzad Najam, Gurusher Panjrath
      Pages 67-83
    3. Ventricular Assist Device as Bridge-to-Transplant

      • Vidang Nguyen, Song Li
      Pages 85-93
  5. Organ Allocation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
    2. Current Listing System

      • Deirdre M. Mooney, Marwa Sabe
      Pages 97-112
    3. Recent Changes and Future Challenges in the Heart Allocation System

      • Louis H. Stein, Scott C. Silvestry
      Pages 113-121
    4. Matching Donor to Recipient

      • Molly Schultheis, Margarita Camacho
      Pages 123-129
  6. Organ Procurement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Donor Operation and Organ Preservation

      • Gurpreet Sodhi, Ramesh Singh
      Pages 133-142
    3. Ex Vivo Perfusion

      • Jason W. Smith, Amy Fiedler
      Pages 143-160
  7. Transplant Operation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
    2. Surgical Complications

      • Ezequiel J. Molina, Danjing Zhao
      Pages 163-176
  8. Postoperative Care

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177

About this book

This work provides a one-of- a-kind volume that includes all aspects of heart transplantation from its historic beginning to its current day standards which now make the procedure a long-term treatment option for heart failure patients.  The subjects covered include technical aspects of the procurement and implant procedures, as well as the medical nuances of pre-operative preparation and post-transplant immunosuppression management; the current day multi-disciplinary make up of the transplant team along with information on the keys to building and running a successful transplant program; regulatory standards and listing policies and the impact of the growing mechanical circulatory support technologies on the transplant field; and emerging technologies and future possibilities. All chapters are written by experts in the field and include the most up-to-date peer reviewed studies and clinical guidelines. This book gives an ever-changing reference that will become the text of choice for those beginning or continuing their transplant careers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • AdventHealth Transplant Institute, Orlando, USA

    Linda Bogar

  • University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    April Stempien-Otero

About the editors

Linda Bogar Dr. Bogar earned her medical degree and completed her surgical and cardiothoracic transplant fellowships at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She later finished a cardiothoracic surgery residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Bogar has served on both regional and national committees for OPTN/UNOS and has published numerous publications.
Dr. Bogar brings 15 years of clinical and surgical experience besides expertise in complex and highrisk cardiac surgery along with a focus in heart and lung transplant and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Bogar is currently practicing at AdventHealth Orlando as a cardiothoracic transplant surgeon. Her focus remains on heart and lung transplant, mechanical circulatory assist devices, and ECMO, along with high-risk coronary bypass surgery. Dr. Bogar is a current and active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the American College of Cardiology.



April Stempien-Otero Dr. Stempien-Otero graduated from Dartmouth College and attended medical school at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia where she was selected as Chief Resident. She then attended cardiology fellowship at the University of Washington School of Medicine, completing as Chief Fellow and obtaining specialized clinical training in Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation. There she completed research fellowships in inflammation and myocardial biology prior to being appointed as faculty.

She is currently the Craig Tall Family Chair in Heart Failure Research and an Associate Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Washington. As a physician-scientist, she conducts novel research in the mechanisms of advanced heart failure in subjectsundergoing left ventricular assist implantation. These include studies of stem cell injections and novel pharmaceuticals to reverse inflammation and fibrosis.

Dr. Stempien-Otero has been listed as Best Doctor in America for over a decade and has been appointed to major committees of the American Heart Association and United Network for Organ Sharing.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contemporary Heart Transplantation

  • Editors: Linda Bogar, April Stempien-Otero

  • Series Title: Organ and Tissue Transplantation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58054-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Reference Module Medicine

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58053-1Published: 10 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58054-8Published: 09 September 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2570-1592

  • Series E-ISSN: 2570-1606

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 536

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 56 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Transplant Surgery, Cardiology, Anesthesiology

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