Ventricular-Assist Devices and Kidney Disease

This text serves as a convenient one-stop resource on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases in context of advanced heart failure and presence of ventricular assist devices. Advances in managing heart failure, evidence-based practices and therapies are covered, along with the management of this unique and complex subset of patients. The book also provides insights into combined heart and kidney transplantation. Authored by leaders in nephrology, cardiology and transplantation, this book fills a critical knowledge gap in understanding and treating patients with acute or chronic dysfunction of the heart and kidneys and how one induces dysfunction in the other organ.

Covers kidney diseases in context of advanced heart failure, presence of ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation Provides nephrologists, cardiologists, transplant specialists and specialists guidance in the management of complex nephrologic issues A convenient one-stop resource that fills a critical knowledge gap

Autorentext

Chaitanya R. Desai, MD

Director, Nephrology

Solid Organ Transplantation and Advanced Heart Failure Therapies

Kidney, Heart, Lung transplant and HF/VAD programs

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Oak Lawn, Illinois

William G. Cotts, MD, FACC, FACP, FAH

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois

Clinical Director, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Assistance

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Oak Lawn, Il

Edgar V. Lerma, MD, FACP, FASN, FAHA, FASH, FNLA, FNKF, FASDIN, FPSN (Hon)*

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Section of Nephrology University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Associates in Nephrology, SC

Chicago, IL

Michael R. Rudnick, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine

Philadelphia PA

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Management of Advanced Heart Failure: An Overview.- Chapter 2 Understanding Cardiovascular Hemodynamics.- Chapter 3 Cardiorenal Syndromes.- Chapter 4 Diuretics in Heart Failure.- Chapter 5 Hyponatremia in Heart Failure and Ventricular Assist Device Patients.- Chapter 6 Overview of Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Technical and Clinical Perspectives.- Chapter 7 Selection for Ventricular Assist Device Placement in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.- Chapter 8 Effects of Ventricular Assist Device Therapies on Renal Function.- Chapter 9 Management of Hypertension after Ventricular Assist Device Implant.- Chapter 10 Right Ventricular Failure Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.- Chapter 11 Renal Replacement Therapies in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices.- Chapter 12 Patient selection for combined heart and kidney transplantation.- Chapter 13 Outcomes with combined heart kidney transplantation.