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By
Adam Timmis, MA, MD, FRCP, FESC, Consultant Cardiologist, London Chest Hospital, London, UK
Included in series
Churchill's In Clinical Practice,
Description
The In Clinical Practice series aims to provide expert information 'at your fingertips' - concise handbooks organised in a straightforward
way. The series is designed to meet the needs of GPs, junior doctors, practice nurses and other primary care providers. The books will
provide the reader with authoritative and accessible information from clinical experts in the field, to assist with treatment decisions.
Audience
GPs
Practice and Hospital Nurses
Hospital Doctors
Contents
Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
1) Definitions; 2) Epidemiology of Heart Failure; 3) Aetiology of Heart Failure;
4) Classification of Heart Failure; 5) Pathophysiology of Systolic Heart Failure; 6) Pathophysiology of Diastolic Heart Failure; 7) Pathophysiology
of Dyspnoea in Heart Failure; 8) Pathophysiology of Fatigue in Heart Failure; 9) Pathophysiology of Oedema in Heart Failure; 10) The
Peripheral Circulation and Other Organs in Heart Failure; 11) Heart Failure Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction; 12) Right Ventricular
Failure; 13) Shock
Diagnosis and Assessment of Heart Failure
14) Clinical Presentation of Heart Failure; 15)
Diagnosis of Heart Failure; 16) Laboratory Investigation in Heart Failure; 17) Cardiac Catheterization in Heart Failure; 18) Complications
of Heart Failure
Treatment and Prognosis of Heart Failure
19) Introduction; 20) Correcting the Cause of Heart
Failure; 21) Correcting Aggravating Factors in Heart Failure; 22) Medical Treatment of Heart Failure; 23) Non-Pharmacological Treatment;
24) Pharmacological Treatment; 25) Adjuvant Treatment Strategies in Heart Failure; 26) Further Treatment Strategies in Refractory Heart
Failure; 27) Heart Transplantation; 28) Prognosis of Heart Failure; 29) Future Developments
Clinical Cases - Written from
the Perspective of the GP and the Specialist
Abbreviations List
Addresses of Useful Organisations, websites, other
available resources for both GP and patient
References
Index
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Paperback, 128 pages, publication date: OCT-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07466-0
ISBN-10: 0-443-07466-6
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 30 Oct 2009
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