Cardiac Transplantation

1. Front Matter

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2. Cardiac Transplantation: An Overview

   • Jeffrey D. Hosenpud, Albert Starr

   Pages 1-13

3. Immunogenetics and Immunologic Mechanisms of Rejection

   • Douglas J. Norman

   Pages 15-31

4. Medical Therapy Tailored for Advanced Heart Failure

   • Lynne Warner Stevenson

   Pages 33-51

5. Ventricular Assistance as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation

   • D. Glen Pennington, Marc T. Swartz

   Pages 53-70

6. Recipient Selection for Cardiac Transplantation

   • George A. Pantely

   Pages 71-84

7. Donor Selection and Management for Cardiac Transplantation

   • Jeffrey Swanson, Adnan Cobanoglu

   Pages 85-93

8. Operative Techniques and Early Postoperative Care in Cardiac Transplantation

   • Adnan Cobanoglu

   Pages 95-114

9. Endomyocardial Biopsy: Techniques and Interpretation of Rejection

   • Judith Ray, Jeffrey D. Hosenpud

   Pages 115-137

10. Chronic Immunosuppression and the Treatment of Acute Rejection

    • Daniel R. Salomon, Marian C. Limacher

    Pages 139-168

11. Physiology and Hemodynamic Assessment of the Transplanted Heart

    • Jeffrey D. Hosenpud, Mark J. Morton

    Pages 169-189

12. Medical Complications in Patients after Cardiac Transplantation

    • John B. O’Connell

    Pages 191-211

13. Psychiatric Considerations in the Cardiac Transplant Recipient

    • Robert A. Maricle

    Pages 213-231

14. Back Matter

    Pages 233-265

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Over the past ten years, cardiac transplantation has evolved from an exper­ imental procedure performed in a handful of university centers to a viable therapeutic modality now performed in more than 150 centers worldwide. The complexity of the procedure, the changing immunosuppressive re­ gimes, and the follow-up care have necessitated a multidisciplinary ap­ proach involving a variety of medical, nursing, and social sciences special­ ties and subspecialties. In addition, health care trainees and referring physicians are increasingly becoming involved in the care of the cardiac transplant recipient. This book does not attempt to be a comprehensive treatise on cardiac transplantation; rather, we hope that it will serve as a manual and guideline for all health professionals involved in cardiac trans­ plantation. JEFFREY D. HOSENPUD, M.D. Contents Preface v Contributors IX 1. Cardiac Transplantation: An Overview JEFFREY D. HOSENPUD AND ALBERT STARR Immunogenetics and Immunologic Mechanisms of 2. Rejection 15 DOUGLAS J. NORMAN 3. Medical Therapy Tailored for Advanced Heart Failure 33 LYNNE WARNER STEVENSON 4. Ventricular Assistance as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation 53 D. GLENN PENNINGTON AND MARC T. SWARTZ Recipient Selection for Cardiac Transplantation 71 5. GEORGE A. PANTELY 6. Donor Selection and Management for Cardiac Transplantation 85 JEFFREY SWANSON AND ADNAN COBANOGLU 7. Operative Techniques and Early Postoperative Care in Cardiac Transplantation 95 ADNAN COBANOGLU Endomyocardial Biopsy: Techniques and Interpretation of 8.

• genetics
• heart
• heart failure
• physiology
• transplantation

• Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA

  Jeffrey D. Hosenpud, Adnan Cobanoglu, Douglas J. Norman, Albert Starr

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