Mechanical Circulatory Support Principles and Applications

Mechanical Circulatory Support: Principles and Applications offers innovative approaches to complex clinical scenarios and represents the current state-of-the-art for managing patients on mechanical circulatory support devices. Topics are presented in a concise fashion, making it a practical resource for care givers who need a user's manual in the heat of the moment during patient care as well as a reference for a better understanding of the unique components of every device available for human use. This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the most relevant issues facing health care providers in the management of advanced heart failure. With content that features patient selection strategies, implantation techniques, device specific considerations, and management of clinical challenges in the post-operative setting, this textbook offers evidence-based answers to the complex questions facing nurses, perfusionists, advanced practice providers, and physicians.

Lyle and David Joyce are a father/son team who currently practice adult cardiac surgery at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. They have a vast clinical experience in the surgical management of heart failure, including cardiac transplantation, durable and short-term ventricular assist support, and cardiac replacement strategies for biventricular failure. They have collectively contributed more than 200 original articles to the medical literature, the majority of which have focused on the complex challenges of patients who require mechanical circulatory support.