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Title Management of heart failure. Volume 1, Medical / Ragavendra R. Baliga, Garrie J. Jaas, editors
Edition Second edition
Published London : Springer, 2015

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Description 1 online resource : color illustrations
Contents Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1: Epidemiology of Heart Failure; Introduction; Incidence; Prevalence; Lifetime Risk of Heart Failure; Hospitalizations for Heart Failure; Cost of Heart Failure; Heart Failure Prognosis; Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction; Etiology of Heart Failure; Future Burden of Heart Failure; References; 2: Mechanisms of Heart Failure; Causes of Heart Failure; Adaptive and Maladaptive Responses to Ventricular Injury; Adaptive Responses to Myocardial Injury; Ventricular Remodeling; Myocardial Changes Associated with Pathological Hypertrophy
Changes in Excitation Contraction Coupling Myocardial Energetics; Ventricular Wall Interstitium; Apoptosis and Progression of Disease; Neurohormonal Activation and the Progression of Heart Failure; Neurohormonal Hypothesis of Heart Failure Progression; Adrenergic Signaling; Autonomic Nervous System; Renin-Angiotensin Aldosterone System; Inflammatory Signaling/Nitric Oxide Signaling/Oxidative Stress; Other Neurohormonal Systems; Ventricular Remodeling and Clinical Manifestations of Disease; Hemodynamic Consequences of Ventricular Remodeling; Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Exercise Intolerance Edema Formation; Diastolic Heart Failure; Questions -- Mechanisms of Heart Failure; Answer Guide; Recommended Reading; 3: Diagnostic Testing and the Assessment of Heart Failure; Introduction; History; Physical Examination; Chest Roentgenography; Electrocardiography; Laboratory Testing; Biomarkers; Natriuretic Peptides; Cardiac Troponin T or I; Novel Biomarkers; Echocardiography; Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging; Computed Tomography; Radionuclide Imaging; Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography; Coronary Angiography
Right Heart Catheterization Endomyocardial Biopsy; Impedance Cardiography; Summary; References; 4: Digoxin, Diuretics, and Vasodilators in Patients with Heart Failure; Digoxin; Mechanism of Action (Fig. 4.1); Pharmacokinetics; Physiologic Effects; Clinical Efficacy Studies; The Digitalis Investigator Group Trial; Digoxin and Acute Heart Failure; Studies Raising Potential Concerns; Efficacy in Advanced HF; Gender Differences; "Therapeutic" Serum Digoxin Concentration and Mortality; Clinical Use and Recommendations; Side Effects; Digitalis Toxicity; Anti-digoxin Immunotherapy
Diuretics Classification and Mechanism of Action (Fig. 4.2); Loop Diuretics (Fig. 4.3a); Mechanism of Action; Furosemide; Bumetanide; Torsemide; Ethacrynic Acid; Thiazide Diuretics (Fig. 4.3b); Major Side Effects; Loop Diuretic Specific Side Effects; General Diuretic-Related Side Effects; Other Metabolic and Electrolytic Disturbances; Osteoporosis; Treatment of Resistant Edema; Diuretic Dose; Decreased Diuretic Secretion; Intravenous Infusion; Infusion with Albumin; Posture; Enhanced Tubular Sodium Reabsorption; Are All Loop Diuretics Equal?; Diuretic Use and Prognosis
Summary This book is a comprehensive review for practitioners of all persuasions involved in the management of patients with heart failure. Heart failure is a problem of epidemic proportions in all parts of the world. State of the art treatment may not be accessible to all, but simply creating an awareness of simple methods of diagnosis and treatment would assist in promoting a better global response to this epidemic. This revised edition, written by a panel of world-renown cardiology experts, focuses on the medical management of heart failure and outlines the causes, etiopathology and mechanisms in such a way that most health care professionals can grasp the concepts. The book details the common investigations, clinical profiles and therapeutic paths required of all clinicians with these patients under their care. Management of Heart Failure - Volume 1: Medical will be essential reading for all specialists dealing with patients with or who are at risk of heart failure, including but not limited to cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, critical care physicians, interventionalists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses and cardiac surgeons
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 14, 2015)
Subject Heart failure.
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases.
Heart Failure -- therapy
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular Diseases
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases
Heart failure
Form Electronic book
Author Baliga, R. R., editor.
Haas, Garrie J., editor
ISBN 9781447166573
1447166574
Other Titles Medical