Manual of heart failure management / edited by John D. Bisognano, Marc L. Baker, and Mary Beth Earley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bisognano, John D.

Baker, Marc L.

Earley, Mary Beth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart failure--Treatment.

Heart failure.

Angiography.

Heart Failure--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Heart Failure--therapy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 264 pages : illustrations (some color), forms ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

[Berlin ;] [New York] : Springer, [2009]

Summary:

Heart Failure (HF) is a chronic progressive disease with less than 50% of patients living five years after their initial diagnosis, and less than 25% are alive at 10 years. Our current system of HF care, characterized by a cycle of acute hospitalizations and acute episodic outpatient care by a primary or emergency room provider, has led to little improvement in patient quality of life or prognosis.

The Manual of Heart Failure Management provides readers with a concise evidence-based approach to key issues in the evaluation and treatment of heart failure. Important issues in prevention are explained, as well as the state of the art pharmacological and device therapies that are available to clinicians. The role of pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are also assessed, and concise clinical guidelines are described. The recommendations within this manual are based around the current recommendations and guidelines for the treatment of heart failure.

By uniting each individual management concept into a comprehensive approach to HF, this book outlines the tremendous obstacles facing patients but also the advantages of dealing with the management of HF in a strategic way. By providing practical instructions of all the management options open to clinicians, this manual is designed for residents and fellows in internal medicine, cardiology, critical care medicine and emergency medicine as well as practicing physicians looking for a useful step-by-step review of management options.

Contents:

1 Management of Hypertension in Heart Failure / Matthew R. Jonovich, John D. Bisognano 1

2 Coronary Artery Disease Prevention / Saadia Sherazi, Robert Block 17

3 Heart Failure in Women / Jaekyoung Hong, Gladys Velarde 33

4 Systolic Heart Failure / J. Chad Teeters, Jeffrey D. Alexis 49

5 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction / James Gallagher, Michael Fong 59

6 Valvular Heart Failure / Ryan J. Hoefen, Eugene Storozynsky 73

7 Pharmacologic Therapy / Jennifer Falvey, Burns C. Blaxall 85

8 Surgical Options in the Treatment of Heart Failure / James J. Gangemi, George L. Hicks 97

9 Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices / Dana Shannon, William Hallinan, H. Todd Massey 119

10 Cardiac Transplantation / Grzegorz Pietrasik, Jean Huether, Leway Chen 131

11 Palliative Care and CHF / Aaron Olden, Timothy Quill 151

12 Device Therapy in Heart Failure / Mehmet Aktas, Spencer Rosero 163

13 Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure / Joseph M. Delehanty 175

14 Heart Failure Clinics: A Strategy for Success / Mary Beth Earley 187

15 Patient Self-Management Strategies for Heart Failure / Anna E. Lambert, Jill R. Quinn 195

16 Nutrition Interventions in Heart Failure / Bethany Barney, G. Ronald Beck 207

17 Psychological Considerations / Mark W. Nickels 219

18 Inpatient Nursing Management / Heidi Kipp, Lisa Musshafen, Lisa Norsen 229

19 Physical Activity in Heart Failure / Vicki Malzewski, Laurie Kopin 247.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1848821840

9781848821842

OCLC:

305125101