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Offering comprehensive, authoritative coverage of mechanical circulatory support (MCS), this fully revised companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease provides the clinically relevant information you need to effectively use this therapy to treat and manage end-stage heart failure. New editors and authors - experts in both cardiology and cardiovascular surgery - bring you fully up to date with the newest technology and devices, as well as basic science, clinical applications, adverse event monitoring and management, socioeconomic implications, future directions, and more. Table of Contents:- 1. History of Assisted Circulation
- 2. Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock
- 3. Risk Stratification in Advanced Heart Failure
- 4. Candidate Selection and Decision Making in MCS
- 5. Acute Circulatory Support (excluding echo)
- 6. The Role in Cardiac Support
- 7. Understanding the Principles of Continuous Flow VADS
- 8. Hemocompatibility in Mechanical Circulatory Support
- 9. The Biological Response to Ventricular Unloading
- 10. Device and Device Selection
- 11. Intraoperative Operative Techniques and Management
- 12. Post-Operative VAD Management, Pre and Post Discharge
- 13. Adverse Events and Mititgation Strategies
- 14. Right Heart Failure in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support
- 15. Clinical Trial Results in Mechanical Circulatory Support
- 16. Psychosocial and Quality of Life Issue in MCS
- 17. VADS in Special Population
- 18. MCS In Pediatric
- 19. Facilitated Myocardial Recovery
- 20. The Critical Role of MCS Registries
- 21. Regulations and Reimbursement for Mechanical Circulatory Support
- 22. The Future of Mechanical Circulatory Support
- 23. Test
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