A companion to: Braunwald's heart disease / edited by Robert O. Bonow [and others]. 9th ed. c2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical aspects of mechanical circulatory support -- Potential population for long-term use of left ventricular assist devices -- Acute decompensated heart failure -- Pathophysiology of stage D heart failure -- Risk factors for mortality with heart failure -- Candidate selection for long-term left ventricular assist device therapy for advanced heart failure -- Preoperative patient optimization for mechanical circulatory support -- Current types of devices for mechanical circulatory support -- Special clinical settings for mechanical circulatory support -- Perioperative anesthetic management for ventricular assist device implantation -- Surgical methods for mechanical circulatory support -- Intraoperative management issues in mechanical circulatory support -- Adverse events and complications of mechanical circulatory support -- Predischarge and outpatient management -- Psychosocial and quality-of-life issues in mechanical circulatory support -- Myocardial recovery with use of ventricular assist devices -- Regenerative therapy as an adjunct to mechanical support -- Biologic responses to the interface between device and circulation: bleeding and thrombosis with mechanical circulatory support -- Cellular, molecular, genomic and functional changes that occur in the failing heart in response to mechanical circulatory support -- Results of clinical trials to date -- Design challenges for clinical trials in mechanical circulatory support -- Role of government agencies in mechanical circulatory support: FDA -- INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support) as a tool to track and advance clinical practice -- Reimbursement and funding framework for mechanical circulatory support -- Future of mechanical circulatory support.

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