This book surveys left ventricle assist devices, beta blockers, digoxin, ace inhibitors, diuretics and surgical approaches like mitral or aortic valve repair and Dor procedures to reshape the left ventricle, in patients with advanced congestive heart failure.

The treatment of end-stage heart failure with advanced surgical therapies has evolved significantly over the last several years and is a dynamic subspecialty within cardiac surgery. Surgical Treatment for Advanced Heart Failure describes the surgical management of advanced heart failure, including coronary artery revascularization, mitral valve repair, aortic valve replacement, ventricular remodeling, cardiac resynchronization, mechanical circulatory support with short-term devices for acute stabilization, long-term mechanical support as a bridge to transplant and for destination therapy, left ventricular assist devices, complete cardiac replacement with the total artificial heart, and cardiac transplantation. With contributions from a distinguished group of heart failure cardiologists and transplant surgeons, it is an authoritative resource for cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, and surgeons.

Thoroughly outlines the surgical management of advanced heart failure Written by a panel of experts in the field Includes diagrams, cartoons, and intraoperative photos to illustrate the operations being described Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Principles of Heart Failure.- Algorithm for Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure.- Surgical Coronary Artery Revascularization in Patients with Advanced Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.- Mitral Valve Repair for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation with Advanced Cardiomyopathy.- Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis or Aortic Insufficiency with Advanced Left Ventricular Dysfunction.- Ventricular Remodeling for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Asynergy Post Myocardial Infarction.- Cardiac Resynchronization in Advanced Heart Failure: Bi-ventricular Pacing.- Triage VADs: TandemHeart, Impella, and CentriMag.- Cardiac Transplantation.- Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Transplantation.- Ventricular Assist Devices for Destination Therapy.- Newer-Generation Rotary Blood Pumps.- Total Artificial Heart.- Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Predictors, Management, and Device Utilization.- Ventricular Assist Devices and Transplantation for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.