Management of End-Stage Heart Disease

This practical manual seeks to address the need for broader, better management guidelines for end-stage heart disease. It contains both standard, time-tested methods, as well as more current, cutting-edge alternatives. There are medical therapies that utilize positive inotropic agents, adrenergic blocking agents and other drugs; surgical options, such as revascularization and valve surgery; myocardial replacement therapies that restore function through ventricular assist devices, flow pumps and artificial hearts; and myocardial enhancement therapies, including dynamic cardiomyoplasty and ventriculectomy.