Surgical Management of Congestive Heart Failure

1. Front Matter

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2. Recent Advances in Cardiac Allotransplantation

   • John Adams Jarcho, James C. Fang

   Pages 1-37

3. Surgical Revascularization in the Management of Heart Failure and Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

   • Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, James C. Fang

   Pages 39-65

4. Aortic Valve Surgery With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

   • Blasé A. Carabello

   Pages 67-77

5. Mitral Valve Surgery With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

   • Vinay Badhwar, Steven F. Bolling

   Pages 79-96

6. Tricuspid Valve Surgery in Right Heart Failure

   • James P Greelish, Bradley J. Phillips, James C. Fang, John G. Byrne

   Pages 97-122

7. Pacing in Heart Failure

   • Uday N. Kumar, Teresa De Marco, Leslie A. Saxon

   Pages 123-154

8. Left Ventricular Assist Devices

   • Paul L. DiGiorgi, Yoshifumi Naka, Mehmet C. Oz

   Pages 155-189

9. Left Ventricular Volume Reduction Surgery for Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

   • Richard Lee, Mohammed A. Quader, Katherine J. Hoercher, Patrick M. McCarthy

   Pages 191-202

10. Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    • William G. Williams, E. Douglas Wigle, Harry Rakowski, Anthony C. Ralph-Edwards, Leonard Schwartz

    Pages 203-224

11. Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty and New Prosthetic LV Girdling Devices

    • Michael A. Acker

    Pages 225-237

12. Xenotransplantation

    • Joren C. Madsen, Ruediger Hoerbelt

    Pages 239-277

13. Left Ventricular Reconstruction for Ischemic Heart Failure

    • Vincent Dor

    Pages 279-299

14. The Total Artificial Heart in the Surgical Management of Congestive Heart Failure

    • Jack G. Copeland, Francisco A. Arabia, Richard G Smith

    Pages 301-315

15. Back Matter

    Pages 317-328

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James C. Fang, MD, and Gregory S. Couper, MD, have assembled a panel of prominent surgeons and cardiologists to review the latest clinical, scientific, and investigational surgical and mechanical approaches to heart failure in hopes of improving the lives of this challenging group of patients. Topics range from such traditional strategies as high-risk surgical revascularization in advanced coronary artery disease, to more novel approaches such as ventricular reconstruction and mechanical assist devices. Many chapters are contributed by the original pioneers of specific surgical techniques, which provide s invaluable perspective from personal experience.

• coronary artery disease
• coronary heart disease
• heart
• heart failure
• surgery
• transplantation

"Although much work has been done in this area, a concise book summarizing all the issues has not been previously available. A book dedicated to this topic is a welcome addition to the literature. This is a great book for all those involved in the caring of patients with ventricular failure. The book delineates surgical options and current thinking for the management of these patients." Weighted Numerical Score: 91 - 4 Stars! - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

"...a most up-to-date review and each chapter has an extensive list of references...should find a place on the shelf of the library in every cardiac unit." - Cardiology News

• Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston

  James C. Fang, Gregory S. Couper

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