Over the years, there has been considerable progress in the diagnosis and management of the syndrome of heart failure, the end-stage of most cardiac diseases. While the outlook for heart failure patients is significantly improved, little has yet been achieved in prevention of the condition and much remains to be done to delay disease progression and alleviate symptoms. This cannot be achieved without further high quality research, particularly into the causes of heart failure itself and its progression from other less serious conditions. As heart failure is commonly increasing, there is a need for all medical practitioners to be aware of the early signs and symptoms so early diagnosis and appropriate management can be offered. Heart Failure in Clinical Practice provides a toolkit for clinicians to guide them in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspected heart failure. Algorithms and flow diagrams are included to give the reader an illustrated snapshot of the decisions involved in the management of these patients. The more controversial issues mentioned in the chapters of this book aim to stimulate clinicians to progress these ideas.
Author(s): Lip-Bun Tan, Nigel Lewis, Diane Barker (auth.), Michael Y. Henein (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 320
Tags: Cardiology; Internal Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Public Health; Diabetes
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Definition, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Etiology and Pathophysiology of Heart Failure....Pages 1-19
Inherited Myocardial Diseases....Pages 21-76
Valvular Heart Disease in Heart Failure....Pages 77-103
Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 105-121
Heart Failure with a Normal Ejection Fraction....Pages 123-137
Right Heart Failure....Pages 139-151
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension....Pages 153-163
Cardiac Cachexia in Chronic Heart Failure: The Metabolic Facet of CHF....Pages 165-185
Breathing Disturbances in Heart Failure....Pages 187-203
Stress Echocardiography....Pages 205-217
Echocardiography in Heart Failure....Pages 219-229
Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging in the Assessment of Patients with Heart Failure....Pages 231-239
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Heart Failure....Pages 241-253
Principles of Treatment and Pharmacotherapy....Pages 255-275
Nonpharmacological Therapies....Pages 277-288
Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure Syndromes....Pages 289-308
Natriuretic Peptides....Pages 309-318
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy....Pages 319-335
Device Therapy in Heart Failure....Pages 337-352
The Role of Surgery in Heart Failure....Pages 353-369
Back Matter....Pages 371-381
