Heart Transplantation

The only truly comprehensive reference devoted to every aspect of cardiac transplantation not only covers the surgical procedures for donor and recipient but also explores the pre and postoperative patient management, operative techniques, and nonsurgical cardiac management options. Its coverage encompasses everything from historical and scientific foundations of transplantation through the cardiac conditions which lead to transplantation to the procedure and its possible results. Covers the critical subjects of basic science, causation theories, clinical manifestation, and available therapies for acute and chronic allograft rejection. Devotes an entire chapter to pediatric heart transplantation and details those areas which are unique to the infant, child, and adolescent. Provides a thorough explanation of the immunologic basis of transplantation. Dedicates a chapter to techniques of analysis in outcomes research in both single and multiinstitutional studies. Describes individual posttransplantation infections along with treatment options and doses. Offers detailed survival analyses with risk factors for various causes of death based on the most current data available. Includes information on all currently used immunosuppresive drugs and other modalities in helpful tables which includes data on mechanism, chemistry, metabolism, indications, and toxicities of each agent. Facilitates quick reference with extensive outlines and bolded phrases.