a companion to Braunwald's heart disease Kormos, Robert L. Miller, Leslie W. (Leslie William) 1946- ClinicalKey eBooks text bibliography Electronic books. pau Philadelphia, PA Elsevier/Saunders ©2012 2012 monographic eng 1 online resource (xiv, 352 pages) : illustrations (some color) 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. [edited by] Robert L. Kormos, Leslie W. Miller. A companion to: Braunwald's heart disease / edited by Robert O. Bonow [and others]. 9th ed. c2012. Includes bibliographical references and index. Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland on library computers. For more information contact enquiries@nls.uk. StEdNL Blood Circulation, Artificial Instruments Heart failure Treatment HEALTH & FITNESS Diseases Heart MEDICAL Cardiology Heart-Assist Devices Heart Failure surgery Heart Failure therapy Heart failure Treatment RD598.35.A77 M443 2012 616.1/2 WG 169.5 M554 2012 Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders, ©2012 (DLC) 2011024585 (OCoLC)731127497 9781455727001 1455727008 9781455727001 Ingram Content Group http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20090381660 http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20090381660 Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland on library computers. For more information contact enquiries@nls.uk. StEdNL DLC 111121 20180528124324.0 ocn761669043 eng