VENTRICULAR-ASSIST DEVICES AND KIDNEY DISEASE. CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES

Chapter 1 Management of Advanced Heart Failure: An Overview
Chapter 2 Understanding Cardiovascular Hemodynamics
Chapter 3 Cardiorenal Syndromes
Chapter 4 Diuretics in Heart Failure
Chapter 5 Hyponatremia in Heart Failure and Ventricular Assist Device Patients
Chapter 6 Overview of Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Technical and Clinical Perspectives
Chapter 7 Selection for Ventricular Assist Device Placement in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 8 Effects of Ventricular Assist Device Therapies on Renal Function
Chapter 9 Management of Hypertension after Ventricular Assist Device Implant
Chapter 10 Right Ventricular Failure Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Chapter 11 Renal Replacement Therapies in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Chapter 12 Patient selection for combined heart and kidney transplantation
Chapter 13 Outcomes with combined heart kidney transplantation

This text serves as a convenient one-stop resource on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases in context of advanced heart failure and presence of ventricular assist devices. Advances in managing heart failure, evidence-based practices and therapies are covered, along with the management of this unique and complex subset of patients. The book also provides insights into combined heart and kidney transplantation. Authored by leaders in nephrology, cardiology and transplantation, this book fills a critical knowledge gap in understanding and treating patients with acute or chronic dysfunction of the heart and kidneys and how one induces dysfunction in the other organ.

Features
• Covers kidney diseases in context of advanced heart failure, presence of ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation
• Provides nephrologists, cardiologists, transplant specialists and specialists guidance in the management of complex nephrologic issues
• A convenient one-stop resource that fills a critical knowledge gap

Authors
• Chaitanya R. Desai, MD. Director, Nephrology. Solid Organ Transplantation and Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Kidney, Heart, Lung transplant and HF/VAD programs. Advocate Christ Medical Center. Oak Lawn, Illinois
• William G. Cotts, MD, FACC, FACP, FAH. Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois. Clinical Director, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Assistance. Advocate Christ Medical Center. Oak Lawn, Il
• Edgar V. Lerma, MD, FACP, FASN, FAHA, FASH, FNLA, FNKF, FASDIN, FPSN (Hon)*. Clinical Professor of Medicine. Section of Nephrology. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. Associates in Nephrology, SC. Chicago, IL
• Michael R. Rudnick, MD. Associate Professor of Medicine. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine. Philadelphia PA