Surgical Treatment for Advanced Heart Failure

Surgical Treatment for Advanced Heart Failure-1

Jeffrey A. Morgan • Yoshifumi Naka
Editors

2013

The treatment of end-stage heart failure with advanced surgical therapies has evolved signi fi cantly over the years and is a growing subspecialty within cardiac surgery. Our text reviews various surgical therapies for these patients, including coronary artery revascularization, mitral valve repair, aortic valve replacement, ventricular remodeling, cardiac resynchronization, mechanical circulatory support with short-term devices for acute stabilization, long-term mechanical support as a bridge to transplant and for destination therapy…

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