Foreword.
Bill Frist, MD.
Part I: General Aspects of Mechanical Support.
1. Clinical Left Heart Assist Devices: A Historical
Perspective.
O.H. Frazier, MD, John M. Fuqua, Jr., and David N. Helman,
MD.
2. Physiology of Ventricular Interactions During Ventricular
Assistance.
David J. Farrar, PhD.
3. Device Selection.
Benjamin C. Sun, MD.
4. Options for Mechanical Support in Pediatric Patients.
Tom R. Karl, MD and Stephen B. Horton, MD.
5. Anesthetic Considerations During Left Ventricular Assist
Device Implantation.
Marc L. Dickstein, MD, Berend Mets, MB, ChB, FRCA, PhD, and
Mark J.S. Heath, MD.
6. Perioperative Management of Bleeding.
Clifford H. Van Meter, Jr., MD.
7. Management of Perioperative Right-Sided Circulatory
Failure.
Jonathan M. Chen, MD and Eric A. Rose, MD.
8. Perioperative Management of Arrhythmias in Recipients of Left
Ventricular Assist Devices.
Matthew Williams, MD and James Coromilas, MD.
9. Management of Vasodilatory Hypotension after Left Ventricular
Assist Device Placement.
Michael Argenziano, MD and Donald W. Landry, MD, PhD.
10. Left Ventricular Recovery During Left Ventricular Assist
Device Support.
Johannes Mueller, MD and Roland Hetzer, MD.
11. Exercise Performance in Patients with Left Ventricular
Assist Devices.
Donna Mancini, MD and Ainat Beniaminovitz, MD.
12. Outpatient Support.
Katherine A. Catanese, MSN and David L.S. Morales,
MD.
13. Rehabilitation of the Ventricular Assist Device
Recipient.
Theresa M. Morrone, MS, PT, C.C.S. and Lori A. Buck, MS, PT,
C.C.S.
14. Quality of Life Issues Associated with the Use of Left
Ventricular Assist Devices.
Peter A. Shapiro, MD.
15. Economic Considerations of LVAD Implantation.
Alan J. Moskowitz, MD, Deborah L. Williams, MPH, Anita
Tierney, MPH, Ronald G. Levitan, BS, Joshua Zivin, PhD, and
Annetine C. Gelijns, PhD.
16. Immunobiology of Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Jan-Hendrik Ankersmit, MD and Silviu Itescu, MD.
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Part II: Available Devices:.
A. Extracorporeal Devices.
17. Extracorporeal Support: Centrifugal Pumps.
Jack J. Curtis, MD and Colette Wagner-Mann, DVM, PhD.
18. Extracorporeal Support: The ABIOMED BVS 5000.
G. Kimble Jett, MD and Robert R. Lazzara, MD.
19. Extracorporeal Support: The Thoratec Device.
D. Glenn Pennington, MD, Timothy E. Oaks, MD, and Douglas P.
Lohmann, M.Eng..
20. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults.
Richard J. Kaplon, MD and Nicholas G. Smedira, MD.
21. Extracorporeal Support: The Berlin Heart.
Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD, Friedrich Kaufmann, and Roland
Hetzer, MD, PhD.
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Part II: Available Devices:.
B. Intracorporeal Devices.
22. Intracorporeal Support: The Intra-aortic Balloon Pump.
David N. Helman, MD and Gus J. Vlahakes, MD.
23. Intracorporeal Support: Thermo Cardiosystems Ventricular
Assist.
Daniel J. Goldstein, MD.
24. Intracorporeal Support: Novacor Left Ventricular Assist
System.
Naraynan Ramasamy, PhD, Rita L. Vargo, MSN, RN, Robert L.
Kormos, MD, and Peer M. Portner, Phd.
25. Intracorporeal Support: Cardiowest Total Artificial
Heart.
Jack Copeland, MD, Francisco Arabia, MD, Richard Smith, MSEE,
and Paul Nolan, PhDPart III: Future Devices.
26. Axial Flow Pumps.
Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., MD and Robert K. Jarvik, MD.
27. The DeBakey Ventricular Assist Device.
George P. Noon, MD, Deborah Morley, PhD, Suellen Irwin, RN, and
Michael E. DeBakey, MD.
28. Epicardial Compression Mechanical Devices.
John H. Artrip, MD and Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD.
29. The Pennsylvania State University Totally Implantable LVAD
and Total Artificial Heart.
Sanjay M. Mehta, MD and Walter E. Pae, Jr., MD.
30. The HeartSaver VAD: A Fully Implantable VAD for Long-Term
Support.
Tofy Mussivand, Paul J. Hendry, Roy G. Masters, and Wilbert J.
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