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This text provides the surgeon and cardiologist with a review of the surgical options available for the treatment of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction, including their indications and results. The full spectrum of surgical therapies is covered, from the more conventional techniques of coronary artery bypass, valve replacement, left ventricular aneurysm resection and transplantation to the new technique of ventriculectomy. The future of permanent mechanical hearts and xenotransplantation is also discussed.

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`This book is a timely and useful contribution to the overall knowledge of the management of the heart failure patient and provides a useful and worthwhile read for every cardiac surgeon of the day.' W.J. Keon, Director General, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

'This book is a timely and useful contribution to the overall knowledge of the management of the heart failure patient and provides a useful and worthwhile read for every cardiac surgeon of the day.' W.J. Keon, Director General, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

`This book is a timely and useful contribution to the overall knowledge of the management of the heart failure patient and provides a useful and worthwhile read for every cardiac surgeon of the day.' W.J. Keon, Director General, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

This book is a timely and useful contribution to the overall knowledge of the management of the heart failure patient and provides a useful and worthwhile read for every cardiac surgeon of the day.' W.J. Keon, Director General, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

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