Management of Heart Failure

Surgical Perspectives.- Pathophysiology—Clinical Spectrum and Current Management.- Strategies in Surgical Management.- Advanced Heart Failure: Transplant vs Nontransplant Surgical Options.- Transplantation for End-Stage Heart Disease.- OPCAB Treatment for Heart Failure.- Circulatory Support for Bridging to Recovery or Transplantation.- Left Ventricular Reconstruction in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.- Modifications of the Dor Procedure and Failure Modes of the Procedure.- Mitral Valve Repair.- Destination Therapy with Permanent Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices.- Enabling Techniques and Technologies.- Catheter-Based and Surgical Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia.- Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure.- Surgical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation.- Pacing Therapies, Defibrillators, and Post-Operative Arrhythmias.- Ventricular Containment, Shape Change, and Infarct Restraint.- Other Techniques in Special Circumstances: Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy in Right Heart Failure.- Surgical Management of Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Failure due to Congenital Heart Disease.- Anesthetic Management and Hemodynamic Management.- Perioperative and ICU Care, Fluid Management, and Renal Support.- New Therapies and What Is on the Horizon.- Erratum.