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Heart Failure


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Heart failure is an important and ever expanding sub-specialty 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. Of course for those who remain symptomatic despite optimal treatment, cardiac transplantation remains an option. This 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 modern day multi-disciplinary management of the syndrome. The book is set out logically to mirror the patient journey in heart failure. This book is the first practical manual of heart failure management that addresses the needs of all the health care professionals involved. The ultimate aim of this book is to facilitate the practice of optimal evidence-based management for heart failure patients.

Table of Contents:
FOREWORD ; SECTION 1 - CHRONIC HEART FAILURE ; 1. Definition, epidemiology and pathophysiology ; 2. Diagnosis and investigation ; 3. Estimating prognosis ; 4. Non-pharmacological management ; 5. Pharmacological management ; 6. Device therapy ; 7. Revascularisation ; 8. Other surgical techniques ; 9. Cardiac transplantation ; SECTION 2 - CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND CO-MORBID CONDITIONS ; 10. The patient with heart failure and angina ; 11. The patient with heart failure and arrhythmias ; 12. The patient with heart failure and arthritis ; 13. The patient with heart failure and anaemia ; 14. The patient with heart failure and adult congenital heart disease ; 15. The patient with heart failure and diabetes ; 16. The patient with heart failure and obstructive lung disease ; 17. The patient with heart failure and renal dysfunction ; 18. The patient with heart failure and valvular disease ; 19. The patient with heart failure and specific heart muscle disease ; 20. The patient with heart failure and preserved systolic function ; 21. The patient with heart failure and sleep-disordered breathing ; 22. The patient with heart failure and cancer ; SECTION 3 - ACUTE HEART FAILURE ; 23. Acute Heart Failure - from definition to diagnosis ; 24. Acute Heart Failure - management ; SECTION 4 - PROCEDURES ; 25. Central venous cannulation ; 26. Cardiac catheterisation ; 27. Cardiac biopsy ; 28. IABP insertion ; 29. Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing ; 30. The assessment of dysynchrony ; SECTION 5 - DETAILED PHARMACOLOGY AND EVIDENCE-BASE FOR DRUGS ; 31. ACE inhibitors ; 32. Beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists ; 33. Aldosterone antagonists ; 34. Angiotensin receptor antagonists ; 35. Diuretics ; 36. Inotropes and Vasopressors ; 37. Vasodilators ; SECTION 6 ; 38. How to set up and run a heart failure clinic ; SECTION 7 ; 39. End of life issues

About the Author :
Roy Gardner graduated from Dundee University in 1996. He is a specialist registrar in cardiology in Glasgow and has a specialist interest in heart failure. He was awarded an MD in 2006 for markers of prognosis in advanced heart failure and has a particular interest in the assessment of patients for cardiac transplantation. Theresa McDonagh graduated from Edinburgh University in 1987. She trained in Cardiology at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow. She was involved in the research into epidemiology of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in North Glasgow and early work on BNP as a biomarker in Heart Failure. Subsequently, she was appointed as a Senior Lecturer to run the Heart Failure Service for Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Transplant Assessment Programme for Scotland. She has continued research into prognostic biomarkers in Heart Failure. Currently, she is the Clinical and Research lead for Heart Failure at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, where she combines a clinical interest Heart Failure with clinical research. Niki Walker graduated from Glasgow University in 1993, 1996 and again in 2004. During the course of her PhD she studied ventricular arrythmia mechanisms in heart failure. She is currently a specialist registrar in Cardiology in the West of Scotland deanery.

Review :
The book's aim of covering all aspects necessary to manage a patient with both acute and chronic heart failure is achieved, especially with regard to end-of-life issues...the quality of images is good, with plenty of diagrams, tables and figures...as well as evidence for use of different pharmacological therapies, it also highlights the importance of non-pharmacological approaches, including cardiac resynchronisation, surgical treatments, and transplantation. Widespread use of this useful book should lead to the authors' goal of facilitating the practice of optimal-based management of heart failure to improve outcomes. Cardiology News Oxford's Heart Failure succeeds in its scope, scale, clarity, and its sheer informativeness. From the standpoint of the healthcare professional in the various theatres of practice this excellent publication will not only educate them thoroughly about heart failure, it will also guide them in the practical aspects of actually how to perform the diagnostic tests, do the procedures, calculate the infusion rates or doses of medications and look after the patient properly. from the foreword by Professor Henry Dargie


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199205738
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • ISBN-10: 0199205736
  • Publisher Date: 27 Sep 2007
  • Language: English


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