Heart transplantation: Surgical techniques and postoperative concerns

Ahmed El-Eshmawi; Anelechi Anyanwu

doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8603-8.ch026

Heart transplantation: Surgical techniques and postoperative concerns

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Orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) has evolved as the "gold standard" therapy for end stage cardiomyopathy, Advances in the fields of immunosuppression, infection prophylaxis and treatment, surgical techniques as well as intensice care management have transformed heart transplantation from what was once considered an experimental intervention into a standard therapy. This chapter focuses on the standard care for OHT including surgical techniques, perioperative management and management of common postoperative complications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Modern Concepts and Practices in Cardiothoracic Critical Care
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	755-779
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9781466686045
ISBN (Print)	1466686030, 9781466686038
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8603-8.ch026
State	Published - 1 Aug 2015

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