Leading physicians summarize in this easy-to-use and eminently practical handbook the day-to-day management of transplant donors and recipients at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Topics covered range from surgical techniques, pathology, and immunosuppression, to posttransplant management, pediatric heart transplantation, surgical alternatives, and mechanical circulatory assistance as a bridge to transplantation. The authors also discuss congenital transplant techniques, state-of-the-art perioperative management techniques and protocols, and UNOS regulation and nurse coordination.

Recipient Selection Donna M. Mancini and Chandra Kunavarapu Donor Selection and Management of the High-Risk Donor Jonathan M. Chen and Niloo M. Edwards UNOS Policy and Transplant Coordination in Practice Helen Hauff Techniques of Cardiac Transplantation in Adults Jeffrey A. Morgan and Niloo M. Edwards Techniques of Cardiac Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease Jonathan M. Chen, Jeffrey A. Morgan, and Ralph S. Mosca Pathology and the Transplant Patient Charles C. Marboe and Bachir Alobeid Posttransplant Management Sean P. Pinney Immunosuppression for Cardiac Transplantation Ranjit John, Mario C. Deng, and Silviu Itescu Long-Term Outcomes With Transplantation Mario C. Deng Pediatric Heart Transplantation Jacqueline M. Lamour, Linda J. Addonizio Surgical Alternatives to Transplantation Deon W. Vigilance and Michael Argenziano Mechanical Circulatory Assistance As a Bridge to Transplantation Takushi Kohmoto and Yoshifumi Naka Index