عنوان

Heart Failure :

(Number (ISBN

1840765232

(Number (ISBN

9781840765236

Number

b552164

Title Proper

Heart Failure :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a Colour Handbook.

First Statement of Responsibility

Michael Sosin

Edition Statement

7th ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London, GBR

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

CRC Press

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2006

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(145 pages).

Series Title

Medical Color Handbook.

Text of Note

Malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.

Text of Note

Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1 Epidemiology; What is heart failure?; Systolic heart failure; Diastolic heart failure; The scope of the problem; Incidence; Prevalence; Who is at risk?; Underlying aetiology; Risk of developing heart failure; Effect of ethnicity; Heart failure in the 'developing' world; Morbidity and quality of life; Prognosis; The economic burden of chronic heart failure; Summary; Further reading; Chapter 2 Clinical features; Introduction; Mode of presentation; Symptoms of heart failure; General; Breathlessness; Peripheral oedema; Signs of heart failure. Alterations in the extracellular matrixSummary; Further reading; Chapter 4 Investigations; Introduction; Electrocardiogram; Chest X-ray; Blood tests; Full blood count; Cardiac enzymes and cardiac troponins; Renal function; Liver function and thyroid function; Brain natriuretic peptide; Echocardiography; Nuclear scanning; Magnetic resonance imaging; Cardiac catheterization; Exercise testing; Heart rate variability; Further reading; Chapter 5 Drugs affecting the renin-angiotensin- aldosterone system and diuretics; Introduction; Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; Mechanism of action. Clinical benefitsAdministration of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; Ethnicity and ACE inhibition; Adverse effects; Aldosterone escape; Angiotensin II receptor blockers; Aldosterone antagonists; Diuretics; Loop diuretics; Thiazide diuretics; Potassium-sparing diuretics; Adverse effects; Diuretic resistance; Further reading; Chapter 6 Beta-blockers and inotropes; Beta-blockers; Mechanisms of action; Studies of beta-blockers in heart failure; Choice of beta-blocker; Administration; Positive inotropes; Digoxin; Sympathomimetics; Phosphodiesterase inhibitors; Summary; Further reading. Chapter 7 Other vasodilators: nitrates and calcium channel blockersClassification of vasodilators; Principles of vasodilator therapy in heart failure; Nitrates; Mechanism of action; Haemodynamic benefits; Nitrates and heart failure; Nitrate resistance and tolerance; Nicorandil; Calcium channel blockers; Classification and mechanism of action; Calcium channel blockers and heart failure; Summary; Further reading; Chapter 8 Antiarrhythmic and antithrombotic therapy in heart failure; Introduction; Antiarrhythmic drug therapy in heart failure; Atrial fibrillation.

Heart failure -- Diagnosis.

Heart failure -- Treatment.

Michael Sosin

Gregory Y H Lip

Gurbir Bhatia

Michael K Davies

Michael Sosin

Electronic name

[Book]

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