Surgical options for the treatment of heart failure /
This text provides the surgeon and cardiologist with a unique review of the surgical options available for the treatment of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction, including their indications and results. The full spectrum of surgical therapies is covered, from the more conventional techn...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; Boston :
Kluwer Academic Publishers,
[1999]
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| Series: | Developments in cardiovascular medicine ;
v. 225. |
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| Summary: | This text provides the surgeon and cardiologist with a unique review of the surgical options available for the treatment of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction, including their indications and results. The full spectrum of surgical therapies is covered, from the more conventional techniques of coronary artery bypass, valve replacement, left ventricular aneurysm resection and transplantation to the new technique of ventriculectomy. The future of permanent mechanical hearts and xenotransplantation is also discussed. The authors include an international panel of experts with recognized expertise in their fields. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 190 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 0585291918 9780585291918 9780792361305 079236130X |