Management of Heart Failure

Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Management of Heart Failure

Editor(s): Barry H. Greenberg, Denise D. Barnard, Sanjiv M. Narayan, John R. Teerlink

Published Online: 14 SEP 2010

Print ISBN: 9780470753798

Online ISBN: 9780470669402

DOI: 10.1002/9780470669402

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This volume presents a fresh international perspective on current approaches to treating heart failure. An accessible reference for hospital-based specialists, the book provides an update on recent advances in therapeutics and pharmacology, as well as ongoing trials. Four major sections concentrate on a review of screening, assessment and diagnosis; an update on drug treatments; an update on device therapy; and a description of best practice recommendations for managing clinically challenging cases

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–viii)

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      Colour Plates (pages c1–c6)

  3. Section 1: Prevention and Evaluation of Heart Failure

    1. Chapter 1

      Preventing Heart Failure (pages 1–26)

      Barry H. Greenberg and Denise D. Barnard

    2. Chapter 2

      Biomarkers in Heart Failure (pages 27–43)

      Leo Slavin, Thomas K. Ro and Alan S. Maisel

    3. Chapter 3

      Imaging the Failing Heart (pages 45–81)

      Nico R. Van de Veire and Jeroen J. Bax

  4. Section 2: Treatment Modalities

    1. Chapter 4

      Neurohormonal Blocking Agents in the Treatment of Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Heart Failure (pages 83–116)

      Ruchika Dutta and Barry H. Greenberg

    2. Chapter 5

      Digoxin, Diuretics, and Vasodilators in Heart Failure (pages 117–135)

      Dawn Lombardo

    3. Chapter 6

      Management of Comorbidity in Chronic Heart Failure (pages 137–156)

      Justin A. Ezekowitz and Michael A. McDonald

    4. Chapter 7

      Emerging Therapies for Heart Failure (pages 157–175)

      Barry H. Greenberg and John G. F. Cleland

  5. Section 3: Device and Anti-Arrhythmic Therapy of Heart Failure

    1. Chapter 8

      Preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Heart Failure Patient (pages 177–195)

      Sanjiv M. Narayan

    2. Chapter 9

      Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Indications for Treatment and Strategies for Optimizing Results (pages 197–215)

      Sanjiv M. Narayan

    3. Chapter 10

      Treatment of Atrial Arrhythmias in Heart Failure Patients (pages 217–234)

      Mark D. O'Neill, Matthew Wright, Pierre Jaïs, Sebastien Knecht, Isabelle Nault, Seiichiro Matsuo, Shinsuke Miyazaki, Andrej Pernat, Amir Jadidi, Frédéric Sacher, D. Wyn Davies, Jacques Clémenty, Michel Haïssaguerre and Mélèze Hocini

    4. Chapter 11

      Devices for Following Heart Failure Patients (pages 235–254)

      Philip B. Adamson

  6. Section 4: Individualizing Treatment of Heart Failure

    1. Chapter 12

      Recognising and Managing the Patient with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction (pages 255–286)

      Margaret M. Redfield

    2. Chapter 13

      Treating Systolic Heart Failure (pages 287–326)

      Vijay U. Rao and John R. Teerlink

    3. Chapter 14

      Treatment of Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure (pages 327–356)

      John R. Teerlink

    4. Chapter 15

      Management of Advanced Heart Failure (pages 357–383)

      Ronald Freudenberger

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      Index (pages 385–395)

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