Heart Failure, An Issue of Medical Clinics

This important issue of Medical Clinics provides essential updates in heart failure. The following topics are covered: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and general approach for heart failure; symptoms, signs, diagnostic studies, and prognostic significance of systolic versus diastolic heart failure; the appropriate use of biomarkers; oral versus intravenous diuretic therapy; guideline-based therapy including RAAS blockade, beta-blockade, and aldosterone antagonist, appropriate use of AICD and biventricular pacing; role of ventricular assist device; pathophysiological consideration and management approaches in acute decompensated heart failure; pathophysiology and current approaches to cardiorenal syndrome; heart failure with other comorbidities including diabetes, obesity, anemia, and cancer; heart failure and atrial fibrillation; and the role of disease management strategies in heart failure.

Product details

• Authors: Prakash C Deedwania, Prakash C. Deedwania, Deedwania Prakash C.
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2012
• EAN: 9781455738922
• ISBN: 978-1-4557-3892-2
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 11 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 410 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Cardiology, Cardiovascular medicine