Section 1 Management of Acute Heart Failure.- Chapter 1 Cardiogenic Shock.- Chapter 2 Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support: patient and device selection.- Chapter 3 Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support: implantation procedures and techniques.- Chapter 4 Vascular Access for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.- Chapter 5 Extracorporeal Life Support Management.- Chapter 6 Transport of Patients Supported by Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support.- Chapter 7 Management of Short-term Mechanical Circulatory Support.
- Section 2 Management of Chronic Heart Failure.- Chapter 8 Advanced-Stage Chronic Heart Failure.- Chapter 9 Challenges, Risk Factors, and Outcomes with Long Term Mechanical Circulatory Support.- Chapter 10 Current Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems.- Chapter 11 Pre-implant Patient Assessment and Optimization.- Chapter 12 Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant Procedures and Techniques.- Chapter 13 PostoperativeManagement of Patients Supported by a Left Ventricular Assist Device.- Chapter 14 Biventricular and Isolated Right Ventricular Support.
- Chapter 15 SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Implant Procedures and Techniques.- Chapter 16 Carmat Total Artificial Heart Implant Procedures and Techniques.- Chapter 17 Postoperative Management of Patients Supported by a Total Artificial Heart.- Chapter 18 Anticoagulation for Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support.- Chapter 19 Post-discharge Considerations and Management Recommendations in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients.- Chapter 20 Removal and Exchange of Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support.- Section 3 Special Considerations in the Management of Advanced Heart Failure.- Chapter 21 Unique Patient Populations Requiring Mechanical Circulatory Support.
- Chapter 22 Management of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pediatric Heart Failure.- Chapter 23 Anesthesia Practices for Implantation of Mechanical Circulatory Support.- Chapter 24 Management of Sensitization during Mechanical Circulatory Support.- Chapter 25 Imaging in Mechanical Circulatory Support - Echocardiography.- Chapter 26 Imaging in Mechanical Circulatory Support - Computed Tomography.- Chapter 27 Management of Right Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension During Mechanical Circulatory Support.- Chapter 28 Guidelines for Management of Mechanical Circulatory Support.- Chapter 29 Future Direction in Mechanical Circulatory Support.
- Chapter 30 Pathology in Mechanical Circulatory Support.