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In Deutschland leben derzeit ca. 180.000-270.000 Erwachsene mit angeborenen Herzfehlern, die entweder gar nicht, nur unvollstandig oder komplett korrigiert wurden. Diese groe und standig wachsende Zahl ist Ausdruck der Erfolge einer gemeinsamen Versorgung durch Kinderkardiologen und auf angeborene Herzfehler spezialisierte Herzchirurgen. Doch uberblickt auch der betreuende Hausarzt oder der Internist die spater entstehenden Probleme und Folgezustande?Um diese Wissenslcken zu schlieen haben die drei kardiologischen Fachgesellschaften, die Deutschen Gesellschaften fr Kardiologie (DGK), Pdiatrische Kardiologie (DGPK) und Herz-, Thorax- und Gefchirurgie (DGTHG) eine Task-Force gebildet, die gemeinsam mit Vertretern der sterreichischen und schweizerischen Fachgesellschaften die Leitlinie zur Diagnostik und Therapie in Klinik und Praxis"e; erarbeitet und in einem formalen Prozess unter externer Moderation konsentiert hat. Erstmalig im deutschsprachigen Raum schildert diese Leitlinie ausschlielich rztlich-wissenschaftliche Aspekte und gibt - abgesichert durch umfangreiche Literaturrecherche und -bewertung - den zum Zeitpunkt der Abfassung gltigen Stand medizinischen Wissens wieder.

Idiopatic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) represents one of the most important devastating diseases that affects the lungs. Traditionally, the development of acute or chronic respiratory failure in disiorepresents an important dilemma for pulmonologists, intensivists, internists and anesthesiologists, due to the limited respiratory and functional reserve of these patients. In the last decade, we have witnessed a novel development of non-invasive mechanical ventilation and high flow oxygenation systems, representing an attractive option for patients compared to those patients with well-known poor results of invasive mechanical ventilation. In this book, we analyze all the options of non-invasive mechanical ventilation, indications, ventilatory modes, protocols, technology, equipment and applications in acute and chronic phase of patients with IPF, in addition to an exhaustive approach of all complementary techniques that optimize the application of these procedures. There are no previous descriptions or updates that incorporate this comprehensive analysis. This book, thus, serves as an updated scientific and practical reference for the knowledge of all spectrum respiratory failure presentations in idiopatic pulmonary fibrosis.

Paul and Emma Johnson''s 8-year-old son, Max, was a normal, healthy, fun-loving child. December 8th, 2016, changed all that forever; he was rushed to hospital and it was found that he had an enlarged heart. Max was suffering from heart failure and diagnosed with a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy. His heart had become so large that it was no longer able to pump the blood around his body effectively.In the bleak medical terminology with which the Johnson family were to become all-too familiar over the coming days and months, they were told that their son had a 33 per cent chance of getting better, a 33 per cent chance of requiring a heart transplant and a 33 per cent chance of passing away. In what felt like the blink of an eye, their world was turned upside down. At the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Max was placed on the urgent list for a heart transplant.This book follows the ups, downs, twists and turns of this tumultuous journey, the pain of waiting for an organ, of seeing other children not make it, and The Mirror newspaper''s ''Change the Law for Life'' campaign - for which Max became the poster boy. It recounts how it felt to finally ''get the call''.The book also covers the relationship the Johnson family have built with Max''s donor family, with whom they have developed a close bond. Two families from opposite ends of the country intertwined through tragedy and fate.

The Manual of Pulmonary Surgery has been designed primarily as a guide to the techniques of surgery on the lungs of adults and older children. The information included and the technical points stressed are those in which, in more than 20 years of teaching thoracic surgery, I have found residents to most commonly need instruction.