Support and Replacement of the Failing Heart

O.Howard Frazier, etc., Michael P. Macris, Branislav Radovancevic (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

400 Seiten

1995
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Verlag)
978-0-397-51508-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This text deals with the aetiology and management of end-stage cardiac disease. Topics covered range from the molecular biology of the heart failure to circulatory support devices, surgical transplant techniques, immunosupression and long-term patient follow-up.

Inhalt

A brief history of cardiac transplants and mechanical assist devices; historical developments in immunosuppressive regimens; evaluation and treatment of end-stage heart disease for heart transplantation; molecular biological alterations in heart failure; donor selection and management; the nurse's role in transplant care; immunology; pathology; circulatory support devices; surgical techniques; patient management; noninvasive techniques for detection of heart allograft rejection; infectious diseases; coronary artery disease in transplant patients; paediatric patients; the new immunosuppressants; xenogenic heart transplantation; the future.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.1995
• Zusatzinfo: 26 colour illustrations, 137 b&w illustrations, 75 tables
• Verlagsort: Philadelphia
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 204 x 254 mm
• Gewicht: 1240 g
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Herz- / Thorax- / Gefäßchirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
• ISBN-10: 0-397-51508-1 / 0397515081
• ISBN-13: 978-0-397-51508-0 / 9780397515080
• Zustand: Neuware