ABC of Heart Failure

Book Description

This new edition of the ABC of Heart Failure provides coherent and concise information relating to the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical features, aiding the diagnosis and treatment of this life threatening condition.

Fully updated to cover all the latest advances, the ABC of Heart Failure is an invaluable reference for general practitioners, hospital doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and prevention of heart failure.

Table of Contents

1 History and epidemiology.

2 Aetiology.

3 Pathophysiology.

4 Clinical features and complications.

5 Investigation.

6 Non-drug management.

7 Device therapy for heart failure.

8 Management: diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and nitrates.

9 Management: β blockers, digoxin, and other inotropes, and antiarrhythmic and antithrombotic treatment.

10 Acute and chronic management strategies.

11 Specialist heart failure nursing services.

12 Heart failure with preserved systolic function.

13 Heart failure in general practice