ANASTASIADIS, K.; WESTABY, S.; ANTONITSIS, P.
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128,43 €This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the structure and function of the right heart, comprising the right atrium, right ventricle, tricuspid valve and pulmonary circulation. Anatomy and physiology of the right heart, etiology and role of imaging of right heart failure, as well as treatment options, from pharmacological regimes to surgery are included in the text. Algorithms and flow diagrams are provided with illustrated snapshots of the decisions involved in the management of these patients. The Failing Right Heart is aimed to serve as an essential reference for cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists and cardiac intensivists on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with congenital or acquired right heart disease.
Feature:
- Comprehensive, up-to-date overview of failure of the right heart
- Information on both congenital and acquired right heart failure
- Invaluable reference for cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists and cardiac intensivists
Table of contents (13 chapters)
1.Introduction
2.Functional Anatomy of the Right Heart
3.Physiology of the Failing Right Heart
4.Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Ventricle
5.Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Failing Right Heart
6.Right Heart Catheterization
7.Pharmacologic Treatment of the Failing Right Heart
8.The Failing Right Ventricle in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
9.Pulmonary Embolism and Right Heart Failure
10.Surgery of the Tricuspid Valve
11.Anesthetic Management of the Failing Right Heart
12.Mechanical Support of the Right Heart
13.Right Ventricular Failure and Heart Transplantation