04314nam 2200469 450 991042095090332120210209162839.03-319-58054-X10.1007/978-3-319-58054-8(CKB)4100000011435713(DE-He213)978-3-319-58054-8(MiAaPQ)EBC6347274(PPN)269148892(EXLCZ)99410000001143571320210209d2020 uy 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierContemporary heart transplantation /edited by Linda Bogar, April Stempien-Otero1st ed. 2020.Cham, Switzerland :Springer,[2020]©20201 online resource (74 illus., 56 illus. in color. eReference.) Organ and Tissue Transplantation3-319-58053-1 Section 1: Historical Background -- History of Heart Transplant -- Immunosuppression related to transplant -- Section 2: Pre-operative evaluation process -- Pathophysiology of heart failure -- Contraindications to heart transplantation -- Psycho-Social considerations -- Multi-disciplinary team input -- Section 3: Organ Allocation -- Current Listing System -- Proposed Changes -- Matching donor to recipient -- Section 4: Organ Procurement -- Organ preservation -- The donor operation -- Ex Vivo perfusion -- Section 5: Transplant Operation -- Surgical techniques -- Surgical Complications -- Section 6: Anesthesia Management -- Anesthesia techniques for heart transplant -- Section 7: Post-operative ICU and hospital management -- Ventilator management -- Weaning of inotropes -- Imaging studies and laboratory testing -- Physical and Occupational therapy -- Section 8: Transplant Immunology -- Induction and maintenance agents -- Complication of immunosuppression -- Rejection -- Section9: Long term outpatient management of the heart transplant patient -- Chronic immunosuppression medications -- Infection prophylaxis -- Monitoring for rejection -- Section 10: Mechanical Support of the pre-transplant patient -- ECMO -- LVAD support -- Section 11: The Contemporary successful Heart transplant program -- Regulatory agencies -- Quality measures -- The financial aspect of the heart transplant program -- The multi-disciplinary approach -- Administrative support of the program -- Section 12: Special Topics -- Re-transplantation -- Combined Heart transplant with other organ transplantation -- Section 13,Outcomes Data -- Survival data -- Quality of life -- Chronic rejection -- Malignancy after transplant -- Section 14: The future of heart transplantation -- Advances in immunosuppression -- Stem cell therapy -- DCD donor use -- Will we still be doing heart transplants in 10 years.This work provides a one-of- a-kind volume that includes all aspects of heart transplantation from its historic beginning to its current day standards which now make the procedure a long-term treatment option for heart failure patients. The subjects covered include technical aspects of the procurement and implant procedures, as well as the medical nuances of pre-operative preparation and post-transplant immunosuppression management; the current day multi-disciplinary make up of the transplant team along with information on the keys to building and running a successful transplant program; regulatory standards and listing policies and the impact of the growing mechanical circulatory support technologies on the transplant field; and emerging technologies and future possibilities. All chapters are written by experts in the field and include the most up-to-date peer reviewed studies and clinical guidelines. This book gives an ever-changing reference that will become the text of choice for those beginning or continuing their transplant careers.Organ and tissue transplantation.HeartTransplantationHeartTransplantation.617.4120592Bogar LindaStempien-Otero AprilMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910420950903321Contemporary Heart Transplantation1737400UNINA