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Humana Press Cardiac Transplantation The Columbia University Medical CenterNew YorkPresbyterian Hospital Manual 1st Editon 2012 Softbound by Niloo M. Edwards, Jonathan M. Chen, Pamela A. Mazzeo
Leading physicians summarize in this easy-to-use and eminently practical handbook the day-to-day management of transplant donors and recipients at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Topics covered range from surgical techniques, pathology, and immunosuppression, to posttransplant management, pediatric heart transplantation, surgical alternatives, and mechanical circulatory assistance as a bridge to transplantation. The authors also discuss congenital transplant techniques, state-of-the-art perioperative management techniques and protocols, and UNOS regulation and nurse coordination. 1 Recipient Selection.- 2 Donor Selection and Management of the High-Risk Donor.- 3 UNOS Policy and Transplant Coordination in Practice.- 4 Techniques of Cardiac Transplantation in Adults.- 5 Techniques of Cardiac Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease.- 6 Pathology and the Transplant Patient.- 7 Posttransplant Management.- 8 Immunosuppression for Cardiac Transplantation.- 9 Long-Term Outcomes With Transplantation.- 10 Pediatric Heart Transplantation.- 11 Surgical Alternatives to Transplantation.- 12 Mechanical Circulatory Assistance As a Bridge to Transplantation.