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For many years, there has been a great deal of work done on chronic congestive heart failure while acute heart failure has been considered a difficult to handle and hopeless syndrome. However, in recent years acute heart failure has become a growing area of study. There has been considerable amounts of new data reported and many new concepts have been proposed in the last 3-4 years looking at the epidemiology, diagnostic and treatment of acute heart failure.
List of contents
Part 1: AHFS: From Epidemiology to Clinical Practice.- Epidemiology and Definitions.-The Transition from Normal Physiology to Pathophysiology.- Cardiac Level.- Cellular and Organ System Level.- Clinical Scenarios.- Acute Myocardial Dysfunction.- Right Ventricular Dysfunction.- AHFS and Coexisting Disease.- AHFS in the Extreme Ages.-Part 2: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Severe AHFS.- Procedures and Technology.- Treatment of AHFS: Airway and Lung Management.- Treatment of AHFS: Fluid Management.- Treatment of AHFS: Cardiovascular Management.- Vasodilators.-Positive Inotropes and Vasopressors.- Novel Cardiovascular Therapy for AHFS.- Specific ICU Management of AHFS.- Anesthesia and Surgical Management of AHFS.- Management of Organ Dysfunction Associated with AHFS.- Rescue Management in AHFS.- AHFS Management in HF Clinics.- Impact of Guidelines and Regulatory Views on AHFS Treatment.
About the author
Dr. Mihai Gheorghiade is the Associate Chief of the Division of Cardiology, Chief, Cardiology Clinical Service, Clinical Practice Director, and Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago.
Summary
For many years, there has been a great deal of work done on chronic congestive heart failure while acute heart failure has been considered a difficult to handle and hopeless syndrome. However, in recent years acute heart failure has become a growing area of study. There has been considerable amounts of new data reported and many new concepts have been proposed in the last 3-4 years looking at the epidemiology, diagnostic and treatment of acute heart failure.
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From the reviews:
"This book provides the most comprehensive coverage to date of most aspects of acute heart failure available in a single volume, and its interdisciplinary approach makes it valuable to physicians caring for patients with acute heart failure. … By identifying our lack of knowledge, data, and carefully performed trials, the book puts researchers, clinicians, and health care authorities on notice to include acute heart failure as a topic of major concern in future research." (Helmut Drexler, The New England Journal of Medicine, September, 2008)
Report
From the reviews:
"This book provides the most comprehensive coverage to date of most aspects of acute heart failure available in a single volume, and its interdisciplinary approach makes it valuable to physicians caring for patients with acute heart failure. ... By identifying our lack of knowledge, data, and carefully performed trials, the book puts researchers, clinicians, and health care authorities on notice to include acute heart failure as a topic of major concern in future research." (Helmut Drexler, The New England Journal of Medicine, September, 2008)
