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Leading practitioners from the University of Pennsylvania review all aspects of heart failure diagnosis and management, with a particular emphasis on office-based/ambulatory care. Following the problem-solving steps used in an office-based practice, the authors provide extensive coverage of the presenting signs and symptoms of heart failure, as well as the tools with which to evaluate left-ventricular function, hemodynamics, and exercise performance. They also discuss the complex, evidenc-based therapeutic options for treating patients with dyspnea, fatigue, or edema, following the new ACC/AHA heart failure guidelines that are specifically and directed at targeted symptoms.
List of contents
1 Heart Failure: The Economic Burden of a Deadly Disease.- 2 Taking a History in a Patient with Heart Failure.- 3 Evaluation of Dyspnea.- 4 Heart Failure and Fatigue.- 5 Evaluation of Edema.- 6 Evaluation of Palpitations.- 7 Examination of the Patient Suspected to Have Heart Failure.- 8 Evaluation of Ventricular Function.- 9 Coronary Artery Disease and Congestive Heart Failure.- 10 Hemodynamic Evaluation of Patients with Heart Failure.- 11 Exercise Performance Evaluation in Patients with Heart Failure.- 12 Understanding the Syndrome of Heart Failure.- 13 Education and Management of the Whole Patient.- 14 Pharmacologic Therapy for Symptomatic Congestive Heart Failure.- 15 Evaluation and Treatment of Arrhythmias in Heart Failure.- 16 Emerging Therapies in Heart Failure.- 17 Current Concepts of Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure.- 18 Alternate Therapies for Congestive Heart Failure.- 19 Established Therapies for Advanced Heart Failure.- 20 Diastolic Heart Failure: A Clinician's Approach to Diagnosis and Management.- 21 Disease Management and Practice Guidelines for Heart Failure: A Practical Approach.
Summary
Leading practitioners from the University of Pennsylvania review all aspects of heart failure diagnosis and management, with a particular emphasis on office-based/ambulatory care. Following the problem-solving steps used in an office-based practice, the authors provide extensive coverage of the presenting signs and symptoms of heart failure, as well as the tools with which to evaluate left-ventricular function, hemodynamics, and exercise performance. They also discuss the complex, evidenc-based therapeutic options for treating patients with dyspnea, fatigue, or edema, following the new ACC/AHA heart failure guidelines that are specifically and directed at targeted symptoms.
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"The book is well referenced and up-to-date. The editors are leading heart failure specialists who have participated in multiple major clinical studies in establishing different treatments in heart failure. Jessup also sits on the ACC/AHA panel on developing chronic heart failure management and heart transplantation guidelines...The book is best suited for primary care physicians, nurses, and students of a broad range of healthcare professions, who take part in caring for patients with heart failure. This book serves as an overview as well as a condensed first source that links us to more in-depth heart failure resources." - The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
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"The book is well referenced and up-to-date. The editors are leading heart failure specialists who have participated in multiple major clinical studies in establishing different treatments in heart failure. Jessup also sits on the ACC/AHA panel on developing chronic heart failure management and heart transplantation guidelines...The book is best suited for primary care physicians, nurses, and students of a broad range of healthcare professions, who take part in caring for patients with heart failure. This book serves as an overview as well as a condensed first source that links us to more in-depth heart failure resources." - The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
