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.

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.