Comprehensive Guide to Transplantation and Mechanical Support for End-Stage Heart and Lung Disease

Edited by Yaron D. Barac, Scott C. Silvestry, Daniel Goldstein, and Mani A. Daneshmand, Textbook of Transplantation and Mechanical Support for End-Stage Heart and Lung Disease is the most comprehensive and contemporary textbook available, covering all aspects of medical and surgical treatment options for patients with end-stage heart or lung disease.

A Comprehensive Resource for Healthcare Professionals

This exhaustive textbook addresses the complex and resource-intensive therapies involved in the care of patients with advanced heart or lung disease, covering topics such as:

• Historical developments that facilitated heart and lung transplantation
• Engineering advances in continuous flow technologies
• Transplant organizations, oversight, structure, process, databases, and registries in the thoracic transplants and MCS field
• Current strategies in immune modulation, desensitization protocols, and mechanisms of allograft rejection and tolerance/immunosenescence
• Detailed descriptions of donor and recipient surgical procedures, as well as comprehensive implantation techniques for all available short- and long-term mechanical circulatory support devices, including ECMO
• Organ allocation and prioritization, donor evaluation, high-risk donors, marginal donors, and risk assessment

Richly illustrated with summary tables and color illustrations, this textbook provides an engaging and supportive learning experience, making it an invaluable resource for medical students, residents, nurses, perfusionists, physicians, and surgeons involved in the care of these desperately ill patients.

Expert Endorsements

Textbook of Transplantation and Mechanical Support for End-Stage Heart and Lung Disease has received high praise from leading experts in the field:

“This comprehensive book covers all aspects of advanced heart and lung failure treatment, including shock, short-term and durable mechanical assistance, as well as transplantation. The in-depth information will be welcome by newcomers in the field as well as seasoned veterans.” – Andreas Zuckermann, M.D., Vice-Chair, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Director of Cardiac Transplantation Program, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital

“This comprehensive tour-de-force compendium covers practical issues of clinical administration, program development, care pathways, ongoing challenges, and opportunities in each treatment area as a must-go-to reference for guidance in the rapidly evolving fields of mechanical circulatory support and transplantation.” – Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP, Executive Director, Center for Advanced Heart Disease, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

“This unique textbook authored by key opinion leaders is a refreshing ‘wind of change’ in our field, one that will well serve all professionals involved in the care of end-stage heart and lung patients for many years to come.” – Marcelo Cypel, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC, Surgical Director, Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN, University of Toronto

Book Details

Textbook of Transplantation and Mechanical Support for End-Stage Heart and Lung Disease is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is available in hardcover. The book features 1552 pages and is published in English. The ISBN-10 is 1119633842, and the ISBN-13 is 978-1119633846.