HEART FAILURE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

by McMurray; John JV

• ISBN13: 9781853175619
• ISBN10: 1853175617
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-11
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Following the success of the first edition and the great number of advances taking place in the diagnosis, management and treatment of heart failure, an up-to-date second edition has become necessary. The editors have added several new chapters and new contributors to the new edition. Heart failure is rapidly becoming the biggest cardiovascular disorder in the industrialized countries. With the development of new drugs for heart failure, such as ACE inhibitors, the prognosis for the presenting patient improves. The editors have brought together a team of international experts to give their views of the new developments in the diverse areas in heart failure.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Epidemiology, causes and consequences of coronary heart failure
Epidemiology of heart failure: what does the future hold?	p. 3
Hypertension as a cause of heart failure: is it still important?	p. 19
Should we screen for asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction to prevent heart failure?	p. 33
Isolated diastolic dysfunction: is it really a cause of symptomatic heart failure?	p. 41
Pathophysiology
The ABC of natriuretic peptides: pathophysiology, diagnostic and therapeutic potential	p. 59
Endothelin in the pathophysiology of chronic heart failure	p. 73
Aldosterone in chronic heart failure - have we forgotten it?	p. 95
Adrenomedullin in heart failure: biochemical curiosity or pathophysiological player?	p. 105
Cardiomyocyte apoptosis: a cause of heart failure progression	p. 127
Cardiac interstitium in heart failure: more important than muscle?	p. 139
The blood vessels in heart failure: vascular failure also?	p. 155
The future is molecular? The molecular biology of heart failure	p. 163
Treatment
Clinical trials of ACE inhibitors in heart failure and other cardiovascular indications	p. 181
Angiotensin II receptor blockers for heart failure: the current state of play	p. 197
Digitalis: the curtain comes down?	p. 225
Beta-blockers in heart failure: help, hope or hype?	p. 245
Arrhythmia and sudden death in heart failure: is there light on the horizon?	p. 257
Calcium channel blockers in heart failure: has the bridge been crossed?	p. 281
Surgical treatment for heart failure	p. 299
Non-pharmacological treatment of heart failure: just as important?	p. 321
Index	p. 337
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