Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Heart Failure

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ISBN: 9780683181043 | 0683181041
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Copyright: 3/1/1998

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Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Guide to the most contemporary concepts of diagnosis and treatment of heart failure. For primary care physicians. Includes tables, flow charts, and clinical treatment algorithms. Softcover. 13 U.S. contributors. DNLM: Heart Failure, Congestive--therapy.

Preface

vii

Section 1. Background and Current Concepts

(146)

1. The Heart Failure Syndrome: Historical Perceptions, Contemporary Definition, and Diagnosis

(16)

James B. Young

2. The Cardiac Response to Injury

(13)

James B. Young

3. Circulatory and Physiologic Responses in Heart Failure

(10)

James B. Young

4. Altered Loading in Heart Failure

(8)

Andrew M. Cross Jr.

Roger M. Mills Jr.

5. Clinical Trials That Have Shaped Heart Failure Treatment Protocols

(27)

James B. Young

6. Medical Issues in Revascularization in Heart Failure

(11)

Roger M. Mills Jr.

7. Management of Atrial Fibrillation

(17)

Jamie B. Conti

8. Management of the Patient at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death

104

(21)

Anne B. Curtis

9. Exercise Training

125

(23)

Randy W. Braith

Michael A. Welsch

Section 2. Providers and Their Roles in Patient Care

148

(62)

10. Continuing Care of the Heart Failure Patient

148

(5)

Roger M. Mills Jr.

11. The Role of the Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in Heart Failure

153

(10)

Margaret Kay Worley

12. Ancillary Providers and the Care of the Heart Failure Patient

163

(6)

Roger M. Mills Jr.

13. Social and Psychological Issues of Heart Failure

169

(15)

Roger M. Mills Jr.

Sharen Thompson

14. What Constitutes Quality in the Management of Heart Failure?

184

(14)

Eileen Handberg

Roger M. Mills Jr.

15. Checklists for the Practicing Physician

198

(12)

Roger M. Mills Jr.

Section 3. The Role of Surgery in Heart Failure Therapy: Issues for Primary Caregivers and Gatekeepers

210

(48)

16. Surgical Therapies for Heart Failure

210

(16)

Nicholas G. Smedira

Patrick M. McCarthy

James B. Young

17. Cardiac Transplantation: Patient Selection and Post-Heart Transplantation Management

226

(32)

James B. Young

Section 4. Summary and Future Trends in Heart Failure

258

(5)

18. Future Trends in Heart Failure: Greater Insights into Pathophysiologic Processes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

258

(5)

Roger M. Mills Jr.

James B. Young

Appendix: Model Management Strategies in Heart Failure

263

(6)

Santosh G. Menon

Index

269

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