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LIBRERIA STUDIUM
Heart Failure
Second Edition
Gardner, McDonagh, Walker
Editore
Oxford University Press
Anno
2014
Pagine
512
ISBN
9780199674152
48,00 €
Description
- Presents up-to-date, evidence-based medicine in a straightforward manner
- Practical manual to aid everyday management of heart failure
- Deals with the entire spectrum of heart failure through to advanced care
- Will appeal to all healthcare professionals involved in heart failure
- Reflects current guidelines
- Provides algorithms for quick reference
- Key evidence based medicine references given
New to this edition
- Updated on the important advances in heart failure management since the last edition
- Thoroughly revised to reflect current guidelines
- New content and illustrations
Heart failure is an important and ever expanding sub-speciality of cardiology. Many health care professional bodies are now developing specialist expertise in heart failure. This is true for cardiologists in training, consultant cardiologists, care of the elderly and general physicians, cardiothoracic surgeons, primary care doctors, pharmacists and specialist nurses.
With advances in medical therapy, the prognosis of the condition has improved dramatically. Whereas once heart failure was a pre-terminal diagnosis, now for many it is treatable. However, some patients remain symptomatic and at high risk of death despite maximal medical therapy. These patients can benefit from a range of novel device therapies. For those who remain symptomatic despite optimal treatment cardiac transplantation remains an option.
This updated book comprehensively covers all aspects necessary to manage a patient with heart failure. It gives simple, clear advice on the diagnosis, investigation and treatment options available highlighting the current evidence-base. The chapters provide concise and objective information to guide all health care professionals involved in the modern day multi-disciplinary management of the syndrome. The book is set out logically to mirror the patient journey in heart failure.
An updated edition of the first practical manual of heart failure management.
Table of Contents
Section 1 - Introduction to Heart Failure
1: Definition of heart failure; basic epidemiology and pathophysiology
Section 2 - Chronic Heart Failure
2: Diagnosis and investigation
3: Estimating prognosis
4: Non-pharmacological management
5: Pharmacological management
6: Device therapy - which devices and for whom?
7: Revascularisation
8: Other surgical techniques
9: Cardiac transplantation
10: Mechanical circulatory support
Section 3 - Heart Failure and Co-morbid conditions
11: The patient with heart failure and adult congenital heart disease
12: The patient with heart failure and anaemia
13: The patient with heart failure and angina
14: The patient with heart failure and arrhythmias
15: The patient with heart failure and arthritis
16: The patient with heart failure and cancer
17: The patient with heart failure and diabetes mellitus
18: The patient with heart failure and obstructive lung disease
19: The patient with heart failure and pregnancy
20: The patient with heart failure and preserved systolic function
21: The patient with heart failure and renal dysfunction
22: The patient with heart failure and right ventricular dysfunction
23: The patient with heart failure and specific muscle disease
24: The patient with heart failure and valvular disease
Section 4 - Acute Heart Failure
25: Definition, aetiology, differing presentations and consequences
26: Management
Section 5 - Procedures
27: Central venous cannulation
28: Swan Ganz catheterisation
29: Cardiac biopsy
30: IABP insertion
31: Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing
32: CRT optimisation
Section 6 - Detailed pharmacology and evidence base for drugs
33: ACE inhibitors
34: Beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists
35: Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
36: Angiotensin receptor antagonists
37: Diuretics and aquaretics
38: Rate limiting agents
39: Inotropes and vasopressors
40: Vasodilators
Section 7 - Multi-professional Heart Failure Care
41: Heart failure services
42: Palliative care
