Oxford Textbook of Heart Failure

NOTE EDITORE

Taking the reader from an understanding of the basic mechanisms of heart failure through to an appreciation of the complexities of heart failure management and the remarkable improvements possible with good treatment, the Oxford Textbook of Heart Failure 2e covers all aspects necessary to manage a patient with heart failure. In full colour throughout, containing over 300 illustrations, and supported by detailed referencing from the huge evidence base that has developed over the last two decades, the textbook also includes extensive chapters on common co-morbidities. The new edition has been completely updated in line with new British and European Guidelines and contains new chapters on; Natriuretic Peptides and Novel Biomarkers in Heart Failure, The Future of Heart Failure, and Regenerative Therapies. Essential reading for consultant cardiologists and those in training, general physicians and those caring of the elderly, cardiothoracic surgeons, primary care doctors, pharmacists, and specialist nurses.

SOMMARIO

1 - What is Heart Failure?2 - Heart Failure Syndromes3 - The Epidemiology Of Heart Failure4 - The Classical Causes Of Heart Failure5 - The Genetics Of Heart Failure6 - Metabolic Disorders And Heart Failure7 - Adult Congenital Heart Disease8 - Infective & Infiltrative Causes Of Heart Failure9 - Amyloidosis10 - Acute Viral Myocarditis11 - Iatrogenic Heart Failure12 - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy13 - Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy14 - The Pathophysiology Of Heart Failure15 - Cytokines And Inflammatory Markers16 - Calcium Handling17 - Myocardial Energetics18 - The Failing Cardiomyocyte19 - The Interstitium And Collagen20 - Natriuretic Peptides And Novel Biomarkers In Heart Failure21 - Diagnosing Heart Failure22 - Basic Investigation Of Heart Failure23 - Echocardiography24 - Nuclear Medicine In Heart Failure25 - Cardiac MRI26 - CT27 - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing In Chronic Heart Failure28 - Invasive Investigation29 - Prognostication30 - Diastolic Heart Failure31 - Right Heart Failure32 - Anaemia & Iron Deficiency33 - Renal Dysfunction34 - Chronic Lung Disease35 - Pulmonary Hypertension36 - Diabetes37 - Valvular Heart Disease38 - Sleep Disordered Breathing39 - Arthritis40 - Arrhythmias41 - Pregnancy42 - Anxiety And Depression43 - Cognitive Impairment44 - Inotropes And Pressors45 - Vasodilators46 - Ventilatory Support47 - Therapeutic Control Of Fluid Balance48 - ACE Inhibitors And Vasodilators49 - ARB & ARNI50 - Beta-Blockers51 - Aldosterone Antagonist52 - Rate Limiting Agents (Digoxin)53 - Rate Limiting Agents (Ivabradine)54 - Antithrombotics55 - Problems With Medical Therapy, Compliance And Alternative Therapies56 - Cardiac Rehabilitation57 - Nonpharmacological Management58 - ICD59 - CRT (Including Optimisation)60 - Heart Transplantation61 - Revascularisation, Remodelling And Mv Surgery62 - Mechanical Cardiac Support63 - Multidisciplinary Approach64 - Supportive Care65 - Monitoring (Simple To Telemetry)66 - Quality Improvement In Heart Failure (Inc Guideline Comparison)67 - The Future68 - Regenerative Therapies

AUTORE

Professor Clark was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and trained in medicine at the Westminster Medical School. He trained in cardiology at Manchester Royal Infirmary, the National Heart and Lung Institute (London) and the Western Infirmary, Glasgow. He became a Senior Lecturer in cardiology in the University of Hull in 1999 and was promoted to Reader in 2004 and then Professor in 2009. He is responsible for running the echocardiography service in Hull, and he plays an active role in the day-to-day provision of cardiology services to the population of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. He is Chair of the British Society for Heart Failure, and is a member of the working groups for Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology in the European Society of Cardiology. Professor Roy Gardner is a Consultant Cardiologist, Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Glasgow. He is also a Honorary Professor University of Glasgow. His research interests include Heart failure, complex devices and biomarkers. Professor Gardner serves on several ESC groups including HF curriculum and HFA examination committees as well as being a scientific advisor/clinical expert to NICE Theresa McDonagh is a Consultant Cardiologist at King's College London. Her research interests are in clinical heart failure; in particular the epidemiology of heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction and the role of biomarkers.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198766223
• Collana: Oxford Textbooks in Cardiology
• Dimensioni: 280 x 38.0 x 228 mm Ø 2420 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 896