Foreword
1: Marc A. Pfeffer, Michael Domanski and Mandeep R. Mehra: Advanced heart failure in perspective
2: Kenneth B. Marguiles and J.Eduardo Rame: Cell biology of heart failure
3: Julia Shin, Mandeep R. Mehra and Ileana Pena: Physiology and hemodynamic assessment of the failing heart: Current knowledge and unmet needs for advanced heart failure
4: James F. George: Transplantation immunology
5: Max J. Liebo and W.H. Wilson Tang: Implantable devices for cardiovascular monitoring
6: Michael J. Domanski, Mark Halushka and Sean Pinney: Endomyocardial biopsy in the failing heart
7: Mayank Kansal, Manish Bansal, Jagat Narula and Partho P Sengupta: Imaging in advanced heart failure
8: Akshay S. Desai and Marc A. Pfeffer: Pharmologic management of advanced heart failure
9: Steven Stevens, Kalyanam Shivkumar and Noel G. Boyle: Arrhythmias in heart failure: The AV node and above
10: John D. Ferguson and John P. DiMarco: Ventricular Arrhythmias in Heart Failure
11: James P. Daubert, Brett Atwater and Kevin Jackson: Cardiac Resynchronization
12: Blase A. Carabello: Advanced heart failure in valvular heart disease
13: Marzia Leacche, Garrick C. Stewart and John G. Byrne: High risk heart failure surgery: strategies for coronary artery bypass grafting and valve surgery in patients with reduced ejection fraction
14: Michael J. Domanski and Mandeep R. Mehra: Mechanical circulatory support: patient selection, optimization and inpatient management of the LVAD patient
15: Mandeep R. Mehra and Michael J. Domanski: Mechanical circulatory support: outpatient management
16: Joann Lindenfeld: Cardiac transplantation overview
17: Jon A. Kobashigawa: Immunosuppression strategies
18: Natasha Lipson and Sean P. Pinney: Rejection surveillance, type and treatment
19: Howard J. Eisen and Thomas J. Vischer: Complications after cardiac transplantation
20: Thomas G. DiSalvo and Simon Maltais: Right heart failure: Anatomy physiology and patho-biology
21: Thomas G. DiSalvo and Simon Maltais: Right ventricular failure: Clinical features and management
22: Myung Park: Pulmonary arterial hypertension
23: Jessi Khangura and Sarah J. Goodlin: End of life care in advanced heart failure
24: Michael Domanski, Mark Pfeffer and Mandeep R. Mehra: Future directions in advanced heart failure