Thoracic Key

Fig. 15.1 Operative details of the first pediatric heart transplant (Reused with permission from Mendeloff [69]) Fig. 15.2 The first pediatric heart transplant: (a) the donor (b) the recipient (Reused…

Fig. 17.1 The SynCardia™ total artificial heart Other Total Artificial Hearts Abiocor TAH The AbioCor® TAH (Abiomed, Inc., MA) has been utilized in patients with end-stage HF [3]. It is…

Fig. 16.1 Key stages in the development of Eisenmenger’s syndrome (Reused with permission from Beghetti and Galie [7]) Pulmonary Atresia/Hypoplasia In those with progressive heart failure and surgically uncorrectable congenital…

Profiles Definition Description INTERMACS 1 “Crash and burn” Hemodynamic instability in spite of increasing doses of catecholamines and/or mechanical circulatory support with critical hypoperfusion of target organs (severe cardiogenic shock)…

Fig. 8.1 Membrane currents that generate the normal action potential. Resting (4), upstroke (0), early repolarization (1), plateau (2), and final repolarization are the 5 phases of the action potential….

Fig. 12.1 Overview of the endomyocardial biopsy (Image used with permission from Elsevier) Procedural Technique Endomyocardial biopsy is commonly performed by a percutaneous technique using the right internal jugular or…

Fig. 13.1 A diagram demonstrating the collaboration and interaction of alloimmune-dependent and independent factors that influence the pathogenesis of transplant vasculopathy. Abbreviations: Ag antigen, CD cluster of differentiation, eNOS endothelial…

Fig. 3.1 The heart transplant evaluation process (Reused with permission from Kittleson et al. [14]) The fundamental indication for cardiac transplantation is a poor quality of life and/or expected survival,…

ACCF/AHA stages of HF NYHA functional classification A At high risk for HF but without structural heart disease or symptoms of HF None  B Structural heart disease but without signs…