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With a growing population of heart attack survivors and persons over 65, almost every practicing physician in the United States will increasingly encounter patients suffering the heart failure syndrome. In Heart Failure: A Clinician's Guide to Ambulatory Diagnosis and Treatment, leading practitioners from a major center for the study of heart failure-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, evidenced-based therapeutic options for treating patients with dyspnea, fatigue, or edema, following the new ACC/AHA heart failure guidelines that are specifically directed at targeted symptoms. Treatment recommendations are also presented for the patient with advanced heart failure, including alternative therapies, surgical approaches, and devices.
Problem-oriented and highly practical, Heart Failure: A Clinician's Guide to Ambulatory Diagnosis and Treatment provides an indispensable resource for physicians and nurses on the primary care team charged with the daily management of patients with heart failure.
List of contents
"Heart Failure: The Economic Burden of a Deadly Disease
Daniela Pini
Taking a History in a Patient with Heart Failure
Irving M. Herling
Evaluation of Dyspnea
David M. McCarthy
Heart Failure and Fatigue
Eric D. Popjes
Evaluation of Edema
Srihari S. Naidu and Ross Zimmer
Evaluation of Palpitations
Henry H. Hsia
Examination of the Patient Suspected to Have Heart Failure
Susan C. Brozena
Evaluation of Ventricular Function
Craig H. Scott and Victor A. Ferrari
Coronary Artery Disease and Congestive Heart Failure
Robert L. Wilensky and Bruce D. Klugherz
Hemodynamic Evaluation of Patients with Heart Failure
Ruchira Glaser and Daniel M. Kolansky
Exercise Performance Evaluation in Patients with Heart Failure
Andrew Kao
Understanding the Syndrome of Heart Failure
Mariell L. Jessup
Education and Management of the Whole Patient
Kathleen M. McCauley
Pharmacologic Therapy for Symptomatic Congestive Heart Failure
Evan Loh
Evaluation and Treatment of Arrhythmias in Heart Failure
David J. Callans
Emerging Therapies in Heart Failure
David Zeltsman and Michael A. Acker
Current Concepts of Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure
Robert W. Rho, Vickas V. Patel, and Dusan Z. Kocovic
Alternate Therapies for Congestive Heart Failure
Shashank Desai
Established Therapies for Advanced Heart Failure
Lee R. Goldberg
Diastolic Heart Failure: A Clinician's Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Martin G. Keane
Disease Management and Practice Guidelines for Heart Failure: A Practical Approach
Jerry Johnson
Index"
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
