Full Description
Heart failure is a serious condition caused by the heart failing to pump enough blood around the body at the right pressure. It usually occurs because the heart muscle has become too weak or stiff to work properly, most commonly caused by heart attack, high blood pressure or cardiomyopathy (heart disease).
This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of heart failure.
Divided into 81 sections, the book begins with an overview of heart failure, its epidemiology, types, assessment and diagnosis, and imaging.
Each of the following chapters provides in depth detail on a different type or cause of heart failure, concluding with discussion on intravenous drug administration.
With more than 100 contributors, the text is further enhanced by charts and tables, making it an excellent quick reference guide for both practising cardiologists and trainees.
Key points
Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of heart failure
Covers numerous different types and causes
More than 100 expert contributors
Highly illustrated with charts and tables
Contents
Epidemiology of Heart Failure in India
Heart Failure: Definition and Types
Diagnosis: Signs and Symptoms
Systolic Function Assessment in Heart Failure by Echocardiography
Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function in Heart Failure
Workup for Heart Failure
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Heart Failure
Cardiac Catheterization in Heart Failure
Natriuretic Peptides in Heart Failure
Natriuretic Peptides in Heart Failure: Fallacies and Special Situations
Other Biomarkers of Heart Failure: Troponin T, ST-2, and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
Ultrasound B Lines: Cardiologist's Best Friend in Heart Failure Evaluation
Guideline Directed Therapy for Heart Failure: Overview
Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors Therapy in Heart Failure
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers: Role, Initiation, and Maintenance in Heart Failure
Aldosterone Antagonists in Heart Failure
Beta-blockers in Heart Failure
Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure: Initiation, Titration, and Maintenance
Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors: Role, Initiation, and Maintenance in Heart Failure
Ivabradine: Role in Heart Failure, Initiation, and Maintenance
Digoxin Initiation and Maintenance
Hydralazine and Nitrates: Initiation and Maintenance
Drugs to be Avoided in Heart Failure
Antidiabetic Drugs in Heart Failure
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure—Inotropes: Catecholaminergic Agents
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure—Inotropes: Noncatecholaminergic Agents
Mechanical Circulatory Support for Heart Failure— Current Concepts
Arrhythmia Management and Anticoagulation in Heart Failure
Hyponatremia in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Potassium Imbalances During Heart Failure Management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Surgical Management of Heart Failure
Device Therapy in Heart Failure—Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, and Cardiac Contractility Modulation
Living with Heart Failure: Self-care
Heart Transplantation
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy—Diagnosis and Management
Tachycardiomyopathy: Definition and Management
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy—Diagnosis and Management
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Amyloidosis: Price of Longevity
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy—Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Valvular Heart Disease and Heart Failure— Overview of Evaluation and Management
Mitral Regurgitation and Heart Failure
Aortic Stenosis and Heart Failure
Aortic Regurgitation and Heart Failure
Mitral Stenosis and Heart Failure
Tricuspid Valve Disease and Heart Failure
Myocarditis and Heart Failure: Evaluation and Management
Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis
Anticancer Therapy and Heart Failure: Management
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Burden in India, Diagnosis
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Nonpharmacological and Pharmacological Treatment
Discharge Planning: How to Assess Residual Congestion?
Reducing Readmissions in Heart Failure: An Evidence-based Update
Exercise and Physical Activity Training in Heart Failure
Diet and Fluid Restriction in Heart Failure
When will You be Able to Stop Heart Failure Drugs?
Medication Adherence in Heart Failure
Depression in Heart Failure: Management
Vaccination in Heart Failure Patients
Prevention of Heart Failure
Heart Failure Clinics in India: Step-by-Step Guide
Renal Dysfunction and Heart Failure: Management
Ultrafiltration and Dialysis in Acute Heart Failure
Following Up of Patients with Heart Failure in the Outpatient Settings: Things to Remember
The 6 Minute Walk Test
Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure
Heart Failure with Recovered Ejection Fraction
Etiology of Pediatric Heart Failure
Pediatric Heart Failure—Clinical Features and Outcomes
Evaluation and Diagnostic Workup of Pediatric Heart Failure
Treating Pediatric Heart Failure: Pharmacotherapy and General Measures
Shunt-related Heart Failure in Children
Inflammatory Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
Kawasaki Disease
Fontan Failure: An Overview
Postoperative Tetralogy of Fallot and Related Conditions
Right Ventricle as Systemic Ventricle, Is It Right?
Eisenmenger Syndrome
Practical Tips for Intravenous Drug Administration
