Download or read book Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy in Advanced Heart Failure written by Mario C Deng and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2007-03-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging book provides a state-of-the-art introduction to the rapidly evolving field of mechanical circulatory support therapy in the care of patients with advanced heart failure. It is aimed at healthcare teams around the world who are involved in patient care, research, and teaching of advanced heart failure; healthcare professionals in training; and interested lay persons. In particular, this book • serves as a comprehensive resource and practice guide on all aspects of mechanical circulatory support therapy, starting with an overview on heart failure management and then continuing with the referral and evaluation, the care before and after mechanical circulatory support implantation, the analysis of outcomes and complications, as well as a description of research and societal perspectives in the field of mechanical circulatory support therapy; • is founded on the expertise of Columbia University Medical Center (New York City), which has one of the most renowned heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and heart transplantation programs in the world; • takes a multidisciplinary integrated healthcare team approach, including the perspectives of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurses, coordinators, social workers, psychologists, physical therapists, financial experts, and bioethicists; and • provides in a unique way the complementary viewpoints from the expert healthcare team's as well as the patient's and family's perspectives, with patient vignettes interspersed throughout the entire text. Contents:Advanced Heart Failure:EpidemiologyIndividual Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEvaluation:Initial EncounterDestination Mechanical Circulatory SupportManagement:Intraoperative SituationLong-Term Follow-UpOutcomes:Outcome Assessment/PrognosticationHeartmateDeBakeyComplications:Bleeding/HemolysisRespiratory DysfunctionResearch Strategies:Basic and Translational ResearchDifferential Development by MCSD TypeSocietal Perspectives:Role of Governmental AgenciesEconomic Considerationsand other chapters Readership: Healthcare professionals: cardiologists, physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, financial workers; these professionals in teaching/education settings; interested lay public. Keywords:Heart Failure;Mechanical Circulatory Support;Left Ventricular Assist Device;Multidisciplinary Team;Patient PerspectiveKey Features:Provides complementary viewpoints on mechanical circulatory support device therapy in advanced heart failure from the perspectives of expert healthcare team as well as the patient and familyTakes a multidisciplinary integrated healthcare team approachServes as comprehensive resource for the expert practitioner and interested lay personFounded on the expertise infrastructure of one of the largest and most experienced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation programs in the world