Published: September 2011
An all-in-one guide to mechanical assist devices for the treatment of heart failure
This complete guide addresses all of the clinical scenarios encountered by the health care team during the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative periods following device implantation. In addition, it outlines the specific attributes of various technologies that are currently utilized by clinicians, giving you a practical view of how the latest devices work. You’ll also find a mini-catalog of the spectrum of current devices, complete with their technical and clinical specifications.
Drawing on the latest published data and the combined global expertise of a renowned author team, Mechanical Circulatory Support puts the field’s most essential perspectives right at your fingertips.
FEATURES:
The unmatched mechanical circulatory device sourcebook, covering the physiological, technical, regulatory, and clinical aspects of ventricular assist devices
Full-color presentation features a wide range of photographs, radiographs, tables, and clearly labeled clinical and schematic illustrations
Essential insights into the physiology of heart failure, which provides a basic foundation of knowledge for understanding the role of mechanical circulatory assistance in the management of heart failure
Logical two-part organization consisting of: Clinical Considerations in mechanical circulatory support, including device history/development and indications for device therapy; perioperative management; complications; and special considerations (use in infants/children, pulmonary hypertension during LVAD support, and more) Device-Specific Considerations, which provides a mini-catalog of manufacturer’s devices—-from short-term devices to long-term continuous flow devices—-and highlights technical and clinical specifications for each product
Guide to appropriate device selection using a simplified framework in an industry that produces an increasing array of short- and long-term therapies
Helpful chapter introductions provide essential background information that places each chapter topic in its proper clinical and technical context
Conclusions at the end of each chapter offer a concise summary of chapter material
Full chapter-ending references provide opportunities for further research
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Stanford University Hospitals and Clinics Stanford, CA
Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD
Division Chief Transplant Surgery and Assist Devices Methodist Hospital Houston, TX
Keywords: MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT, VAD CONSTRUCTION, REGULATORY ISSUE CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICE APPLICATION, LVAD PATIENT SELECTION CRITERIA, INTERAGENCY REGISTRY FOR MECHANICALLY ASSISTED CIRCULATORY SUPPORT, DESTINATION THERAPY, BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANTATION, BRIDGE TO RECOVERY, ANESTHESIOLOGY DURING LVAD SURGERY, LVAD IMPLANTATION TECHNIQUE, ANTICOAGULATION FOR VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE, LYSIS THERAPY FOR VAD THROMBOSIS, INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION OF MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT, RIGHT HEART DYSFUNCTION, BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS OF CONTINUOUS FLOW, MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT INFANTS CHILDREN, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION DURING LVAD SUPPORT, PHYSIOLOGY OF CONTINUOUS BLOOD FLOW, CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW IN LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE SUPPORT, REVERSE REMODELING OF MYOCARDIUM AFTER LVAD SUPPORT, MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE SELECTION, IMPELLA CATHETER-BASED CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICE, TANDEMHEART SYSTEM, LEVITRONIX CENTRIMAG AND PEDIVAS SYSTEM, ABIOMED AB5000 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT, THORATEC PARACORPOREAL VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE, SYNCARDIA TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART, ABIOCOR TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART, BERLIN HEART EXCOR PEDIATRIC ASSIST DEVICE, BERLIN HEART INCOR ASSIST DEVICE, HEARTMATE II CONTINUOUS-FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM, HEARTASSIST 5 VAD SYSTEM, JARVIK-2000 FLOWMAKER, CIRCULITE SYNERGY PARTIAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM, HEARTWARE VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM, TERUMO DURAHEART MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED CENTRIFUGAL LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM, LEVACOR VAD, EVAHEART LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM
