Full Description
Each year over 400,000 people have a new onset of heart failure in the United States, adding to a current patient population of over 4.8 million Americans. Basics of Heart Failure takes a problem-solving approach to examining heart failure and to providing the reader with an up-to-date account of our knowledge in this area. Chapters on the diagnosis and therapy of heart failure emphasize data from recent multicenter trials.
Contents
1 — Population.- 2 — Individual.- 3 — Circulation.- 4 — Organ.- 5 — Cell.- 6 — Sarcomere.- 7 — Gene.- 8 — Molecule.- 9 — Diagnosis.- 10 — Outpatient Therapy.- 11 — Inpatient Therapy.- References.- Longitudinal vs. Transmural Pressure.- Basic Concept of Wall Tension in Elastic Materials (Force/Length): LaPlace's Law.- Basic Concept of Wall Stress in Elastic Materials: Hooke's Law.- Summary of Clinical Trials of Therapy for Heart Failure.- Quiz Solutions.- Case Scenario Solutions and Discussion.
