Handbook of Cardiac Transplantation

Presenting trends in cardiac transplantation, this volume discusses such areas as: strategies of organ preservation; management of post-transplant obesity and hyperlipidemia; drug interactions in transplant patients; cardiac xenotransplantation; and special situations in cardiac transplantation.

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The past, present and future of cardiac transplantation are covered in this concise handbook. Sections include organ preservation, techniques in transplantation, prevention of infection, immunosuppression, allograft rejection, drug interactions in transplant patients, and long-term complications. Special topics such as pregnancy after transplantation and psychosocial considerations in adolescent patients also are presented.